*convert plain-text to MMD blockquote*

        **Key Arguments:**
            - ``text`` -- the text to convert to MMD blockquote

        **Return:**
            - ``blockquote`` -- the MMD blockquote

        **Usage:**

            To convert a text to a MMD blockquote:

            .. code-block:: python

                text = md.quote(" This is my quote  ")
                print text

                # OUTPUT:
                # >  This is my quote
                #

def blockquote(
            self,
            text):
        """*convert plain-text to MMD blockquote*

        **Key Arguments:**
            - ``text`` -- the text to convert to MMD blockquote

        **Return:**
            - ``blockquote`` -- the MMD blockquote

        **Usage:**

            To convert a text to a MMD blockquote:

            .. code-block:: python

                text = md.quote(" This is my quote  ")
                print text

                # OUTPUT:
                # >  This is my quote
                #
        """
        m = self.reWS.match(text)
        return "\n> " + ("\n> ").join(m.group(2).split("\n")) + "\n\n"