diff --git a/org/block.go b/org/block.go
index 63d3a8c..c0126ec 100644
--- a/org/block.go
+++ b/org/block.go
@@ -28,17 +28,26 @@ func (d *Document) parseBlock(i int, parentStop stopFn) (int, Node) {
 	t, start, nodes := d.tokens[i], i, []Node{}
 	name, parameters := t.content, strings.Fields(t.matches[3])
 	trim := trimIndentUpTo(d.tokens[i].lvl)
-	for i++; !(d.tokens[i].kind == "endBlock" && d.tokens[i].content == name); i++ {
-		if parentStop(d, i) {
-			return 0, nil
+	stop := func(d *Document, i int) bool {
+		return parentStop(d, i) || (d.tokens[i].kind == "endBlock" && d.tokens[i].content == name)
+	}
+	if name == "SRC" || name == "EXAMPLE" {
+		for i++; !stop(d, i); i++ {
+			nodes = append(nodes, Line{[]Node{Text{trim(d.tokens[i].matches[0])}}})
 		}
-		text := trim(d.tokens[i].matches[0])
-		if name == "SRC" || name == "EXAMPLE" {
-			nodes = append(nodes, Line{[]Node{Text{text}}})
-		} else {
-			nodes = append(nodes, Line{d.parseInline(text)})
+	} else {
+		for i++; !stop(d, i); {
+			consumed, node := d.parseParagraph(i, stop)
+			if consumed == 0 {
+				break
+			}
+			i += consumed
+			nodes = append(nodes, node)
 		}
 	}
+	if parentStop(d, i) {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
 	return i + 1 - start, Block{name, parameters, nodes}
 }
 
diff --git a/org/html.go b/org/html.go
index f2d89ed..b76e481 100644
--- a/org/html.go
+++ b/org/html.go
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ func (w *HTMLWriter) writeBlock(b Block) {
 		w.writeNodes(b.Children...)
 		w.WriteString("</blockquote>\n")
 	case "CENTER":
-		w.WriteString(`<p class="center-block" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">` + "\n")
+		w.WriteString(`<div class="center-block" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">` + "\n")
 		w.writeNodes(b.Children...)
-		w.WriteString("</p>\n")
+		w.WriteString("</div>\n")
 	default:
-		w.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`<p class="%s-block">`, strings.ToLower(b.Name)) + "\n")
+		w.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`<div class="%s-block">`, strings.ToLower(b.Name)) + "\n")
 		w.writeNodes(b.Children...)
-		w.WriteString("</p>\n")
+		w.WriteString("</div>\n")
 
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org/testdata/example.html b/org/testdata/example.html
index ce63503..92a0b20 100644
--- a/org/testdata/example.html
+++ b/org/testdata/example.html
@@ -183,19 +183,28 @@ an example block
 with multiple lines
 </pre>
 <blockquote>
+<p>
 Mongodb is very webscale
+</p>
+<p>
+and quote blocks can contain multiple paragraphs
+</p>
 </blockquote>
 <h2>issues from goorgeous (free test cases, yay!)</h2>
 <h3><a href="https://github.com/chaseadamsio/goorgeous/issues/29">#29:</a> Support verse block</h3>
-<p class="verse-block">
+<div class="verse-block">
+<p>
 This
 <strong>is</strong>
 verse
 </p>
-<p class="custom-block">
+</div>
+<div class="custom-block">
+<p>
 or even a <strong>totally</strong> <em>custom</em> kind of block
 crazy ain&#39;t it?
 </p>
+</div>
 <h3><a href="https://github.com/chaseadamsio/goorgeous/issues/47">#47:</a> Consecutive <code>code</code> wrapped text gets joined</h3>
 <p>
 either <code>this</code> or <code>that</code> foo.
@@ -204,7 +213,9 @@ or <code>that</code> foo.
 </p>
 <h3><a href="https://github.com/chaseadamsio/goorgeous/issues/68">#68</a>: Quote block with inline markup</h3>
 <blockquote>
+<p>
 <a href="https://www.example.com"><em>this</em> <strong>is</strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">markup</span>!</a>
+</p>
 </blockquote>
 <h3><a href="https://github.com/chaseadamsio/goorgeous/issues/77">#77</a>: Recognize <code class="verbatim">code</code>--- as code plus dash</h3>
 <h3><a href="https://github.com/chaseadamsio/goorgeous/issues/75">#75</a>: Not parsing nested lists correctly</h3>
diff --git a/org/testdata/example.org b/org/testdata/example.org
index 5ae2b30..abbe07f 100644
--- a/org/testdata/example.org
+++ b/org/testdata/example.org
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ with multiple lines
 
 #+BEGIN_QUOTE
 Mongodb is very webscale
+
+and quote blocks can contain multiple paragraphs
 #+END_QUOTE
 
 ** issues from goorgeous (free test cases, yay!)