diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index eb2ae2b88abb6b0edf0fd2585a650047b6a1684d..4e3f810522a888316907acd3968f0c1c47b88d1a 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ interior code={ \path[tcb fill interior] ([xshift=-2mm]interior.west)
 
 \newenvironment{speechtext}%
   {\it
-  \begin{quotation}\noindent}%
+  \begin{quotation}}%
   {\end{quotation}}
 
 \newenvironment{exampletext}
diff --git a/stats.sty b/stats.sty
index 83082e6b92bdb68d955609781fe6aac905459461..3efad4dd3818d9777709d30af00e4c52d0267bd2 100644
--- a/stats.sty
+++ b/stats.sty
@@ -494,10 +494,10 @@
     \textbf{Mannerism:}~\mannerism
     \par
     \textbf{Description:}~\NPCdescription
-    \par
+    \par\pagebreak[3]
     \textbf{Wants:}~\npcGoal
-    \ifdefempty{\npcQuote}{}{
-      \textbf{Quote:}~\npcQuote
+    \ifdefempty{\npcQuote}{}{\par
+      \textbf{Quote:}~\textit{``\npcQuote''}
     }
     \end{multicols}
 
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@
   \setcounter{wounds}{0}
   \renewcommand\abilities{}
   \global\togglefalse{perfectArmour}
+  \renewcommand\npcQuote{}
   \afterparnoindent
 }
 
@@ -603,7 +604,6 @@
   \setcounter{knacks}{0}
   \setcounter{mp}{0}
   \setcounter{xpbonus}{0}
-  \renewcommand\npcQuote{}
 }
 
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