Peter, Willi, and Hans— I have incorporated your suggestions for getting better looking long quotations, and all is now working very well indeed. Many thanks to you all. Alan PS For the record, here is what I have now—just in case someone down the line runs into the same problem. A. %//////////////// Extracts or Long Quotations ////////////////////////// %%%% In body text \defineblank[extractdistance][3pt] \definestartstop[extract][ before={ \blank[extractdistance,force] \setupnarrower[left=1.5pc,right=1.5pc] \startnarrower[left,right] \noindent}, after={\stopnarrower \blank[extractdistance,force] \indenting[yes]}] %%%%% In footnotes \defineblank[footenoteextractdistance][2.7pt] \definestartstop[fnextract][ before={ \blank[footenoteextractdistance,force] \setupnarrower[left=1.5pc,right=1.5pc] \startnarrower[left,right] \noindent}, after={\stopnarrower \blank[footenoteextractdistance,force] \indenting[yes]}]