diff --git a/lib/html2markdown/converter.rb b/lib/html2markdown/converter.rb
index 21905a3..a16c824 100644
--- a/lib/html2markdown/converter.rb
+++ b/lib/html2markdown/converter.rb
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ def wrap_node(node,contents=nil)
       when 'li'
         result << "*#{contents}\n"
       when 'blockquote'
-        contents.split('\n').each do |part|
-          result << ">#{contents}\n"
+        contents.split("\n").each do |part|
+          if not part.strip.empty?
+            result << ">#{part}\n\n"
+          end
         end
       when 'strong'
         result << "**#{contents}**\n"