/* ================= AUTHOR CARD ================= */

.author-card {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 42px 48px;
  border-radius: 26px;

  box-shadow: 0 18px 46px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  border: 1px solid #edf2ee;
}

/* ================= READING TYPOGRAPHY ================= */

.author-text {
  font-size: 17.2px;          /* slightly larger = premium feel */
  line-height: 1.95;          /* CRITICAL for Punjabi readability */
  color: #1f2d1f;

  margin-bottom: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 0.15px;

  text-align: justify;        /* literary / book-like */
}

/* Better spacing between thought blocks */
.author-text + .author-text {
  margin-top: 4px;
}

/* ================= EMPHASIS ================= */

.author-text strong {
  color: var(--green-dark);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* ================= INLINE QUOTE (Magazine Style) ================= */

.author-quote-inline {
  display: block;

  margin: 12px 0 4px;
  padding-left: 16px;

  border-left: 3px solid var(--green-dark);

  font-style: italic;
  color: #1e3a2f;

  line-height: 1.85;
}

/* ================= SECTION HERO POLISH ================= */

.section-hero.refined h1 {
  font-size: 32px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.section-sub {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #6b7280;
}

/* ================= LONG READ COMFORT ================= */

.long-read {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: auto;
}

/* ================= MOBILE REFINEMENT ================= */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

  .author-card {
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff, #fbfdf9);
    padding: 28px 22px;
  }

  .author-text {
    font-size: 16.2px;
    line-height: 1.85;
  }

}