diff --git a/page-handler.fnl b/page-handler.fnl
index b8f1431..721101f 100644
--- a/page-handler.fnl
+++ b/page-handler.fnl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       (local html-template (with-open [html-template-file (io.open :template.html :r)]
                              (html-template-file:read :*a)))
 
-      (local html (cmark.markdown_to_html markdown (markdown:len) cmark.OPT_UNSAFE))
+      (local html (cmark.markdown_to_html markdown (markdown:len) (+ cmark.OPT_HARDBREAKS cmark.OPT_UNSAFE)))
 
       (tset _G.files (file:match "(.+)%..+") (html-template:format html)))))
 
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 9e97f9b..74a38d2 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -109,14 +109,10 @@ body>.content>main {
 
   /* paragraphs */
   p {
-    margin: 0;
+    margin: 1em 0;
     color: var(--accent-50);
   }
 
-  p+p {
-    margin-top: 1em;
-  }
-
   /* headings */
   h1,
   h2,
@@ -144,7 +140,7 @@ body>.content>main {
 
   /* block qutoes */
   blockquote {
-    display: inline-block;
+    display: block;
     margin: 0 1em;
     border-left: 0.2em solid var(--accent-40);
     padding-left: 0.5em;
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ body>.content>main {
 
   /* horizontal rule */
   hr {
-    margin: 0;
+    margin: 1em 0;
     border: none;
     border-bottom: 0.1em solid var(--accent-50);
   }
@@ -186,10 +182,6 @@ body>.content>main {
   }
 
   /* code blocks */
-  p+pre {
-    margin-top: 1em;
-  }
-
   pre {
     display: inline-block;
     margin: 0;