@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ module Jekyll

     end

     def render(context)

-      output = paragraphize(super.map(&:strip).join)

-      author = "<strong>#{@by.strip}</strong>"

+      quote = paragraphize(super.map(&:strip).join)

+      author = "<strong>#{@by.strip}</strong>" if @by

       if @source

         url = @source.match(/https?:\/\/(.+)/)[1].split('/')

         parts = []

@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ module Jekyll

         source << '/&hellip;' unless source == @source

       end

       cite = "<cite><a href='#{@source}'>#{(@title || source)}</a></cite>"

-      result = if @by.nil?

-        output

+      quote_only = if @by.nil?

+        quote

       elsif !@source.nil?

-        "#{output}<footer>#{author + cite}</footer>"

+        "#{quote}<footer>#{author + cite}</footer>"

       else

-        "#{output}<footer>#{author}</footer>"

+        "#{quote}<footer>#{author}</footer>"

       end

-      "<blockquote>#{result}</blockquote>"

+      "<blockquote>#{quote_only}</blockquote>"

     end

     def paragraphize(input)