{"id":2806,"date":"2025-08-02T12:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T12:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helenenavasse.com\/?page_id=2806"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:44:49","slug":"they-say-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helenenavasse.com\/index.php\/they-say-2\/","title":{"rendered":"They say&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\" \/>\n  <title>Quotes and Testimonials &#8211; H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Navasse<\/title>\n  <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\" \/>\n  <style>\n    *, *::before, *::after {\n      box-sizing: border-box;\n    }\n\n    body {\n      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n      background: #f5f5f5;\n      margin: 0;\n      padding: 2rem;\n      color: #333;\n      line-height: 1.5;\n    }\n\n    h1.page-title {\n      font-weight: 700;\n      font-size: 2rem;\n      text-align: center;\n      margin-bottom: 2rem;\n      color: #7C1D1D;\n    }\n\n    .section-row {\n      display: flex;\n      gap: 1.5rem;\n      margin-bottom: 3rem;\n      flex-wrap: wrap;\n    }\n\n    .section-card {\n      border-radius: 10px;\n      cursor: pointer;\n      user-select: none;\n      display: flex;\n      flex-direction: column;\n      justify-content: center;\n      align-items: center;\n      text-align: center;\n      padding: 1.5rem;\n      background-color: white;\n      color: black;\n      border: 1px solid transparent;\n      box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n      transition: border-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;\n      min-height: 250px;\n      min-width: 0;\n    }\n\n    \/* Only clickable cards get hover\/focus effects *\/\n    a.section-card:hover,\n    a.section-card:focus {\n     border-color: #7C1D1D;\n     box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(124, 29, 29, 0.25);\n     color: #7C1D1D;\n     transform: none;\n     outline: none;\n    }\n\n    .quote-card {\n      background-color: black;\n      color: white;\n      cursor: default;\n      border: none;\n      box-shadow: none;\n      user-select: text;\n      justify-content: flex-end;\n      text-align: center;\n      border-radius: 10px;\n      flex: 2 1 0;\n      height: 250px;\n      pointer-events: none; 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