The issue was that my blockquote was getting pulled into Summary.
I can see how Description will be more work for each page, but be better what I’m trying to get across. That is probably the easiest method, as it ignores the body text all together, block quote or not.
Edit: This is what I ended up with:
{{ .Description | default .Summary }}
Allows me to be lazy where it makes sense, or give specifics where it is needed.