diff --git a/lib/textile/parser.ex b/lib/textile/parser.ex
index f5e6ff87..67c59b86 100644
--- a/lib/textile/parser.ex
+++ b/lib/textile/parser.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 defmodule Textile.Parser do
   import Textile.ParserHelpers
-  import Phoenix.HTML
 
   alias Textile.{
     Lexer,
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ defmodule Textile.Parser do
   }
 
   defstruct [
-    reductions: [],
     image_transform: nil
   ]
 
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ defmodule Textile.Parser do
       {:ok, [markup: ~s|<blockquote author="#{escape_html(author)}">|] ++ tree ++ [markup: ~s|</blockquote>|], r2_tokens}
     else
       _ ->
-        {:ok, [text: ~s|[bq="#{author}"]|], r_tokens}
+        {:ok, [text: escape_nl2br(~s|[bq="#{author}"]|)], r_tokens}
     end
   end
 
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ defmodule Textile.Parser do
       {:ok, [markup: ~s|<blockquote>|] ++ tree ++ [markup: ~s|</blockquote>|], r2_tokens}
     else
       _ ->
-        {:ok, [text: escape_html(open)], r_tokens}
+        {:ok, [text: escape_nl2br(open)], r_tokens}
     end
   end
 
@@ -155,7 +153,7 @@ defmodule Textile.Parser do
       {:ok, [markup: ~s|<span class="spoiler">|] ++ tree ++ [markup: ~s|</span>|], r2_tokens}
     else
       _ ->
-        {:ok, [text: escape_html(open)], r_tokens}
+        {:ok, [text: escape_nl2br(open)], r_tokens}
     end
   end
 
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ defmodule Textile.Parser do
       {:ok, [markup: ~s|<a href="#{escape_html(url)}">|] ++ tree ++ [markup: ~s|</a>|], r2_tokens}
     else
       _ ->
-        {:ok, [text: escape_html(start)], r_tokens}
+        {:ok, [text: escape_nl2br(start)], r_tokens}
     end
   end
 
@@ -305,16 +303,4 @@ defmodule Textile.Parser do
 
   defp text(_parser, _tokens),
     do: {:error, "Expected text"}
-
-
-  defp escape_nl2br(text) do
-    text
-    |> String.split("\n", trim: true)
-    |> Enum.map(&escape_html(&1))
-    |> Enum.join("<br/>")
-  end
-
-  defp escape_html(text) do
-    html_escape(text) |> safe_to_string()
-  end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/textile/parser_helpers.ex b/lib/textile/parser_helpers.ex
index 13a95d97..634b049f 100644
--- a/lib/textile/parser_helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/textile/parser_helpers.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 defmodule Textile.ParserHelpers do
+  import Phoenix.HTML
+
   defmacro attribute_parser(name, open_token, close_token, open_tag, close_tag) do
     quote do
       defp unquote(name)(parser, [{unquote(open_token), open} | r_tokens]) do
@@ -23,4 +25,15 @@ defmodule Textile.ParserHelpers do
         do: {:error, "Expected #{unquote(name)} tag"}
     end
   end
+
+  def escape_nl2br(text) do
+    text
+    |> String.split("\n", trim: true)
+    |> Enum.map(&escape_html(&1))
+    |> Enum.join("<br/>")
+  end
+
+  def escape_html(text) do
+    html_escape(text) |> safe_to_string()
+  end
 end
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