var QUOTE_READ_TIME = 6000,
    QUOTE_ANIMATE_TIME = 300;

$(document).ready(function() {
	var quotes = $('#quotes .quote'), i = 0, max_height = 0;
	
	quotes.each(function() {
		var h = $(this).height();
		h > max_height && (max_height = h);
	});
	$('#quotes').height(max_height);
	$(quotes[0]).fadeTo(0, 1);
	
	window.setInterval(function() {
		$(quotes[i]).fadeTo(QUOTE_ANIMATE_TIME, 0);
		$(quotes[i = (i + 1) % quotes.length]).fadeTo(QUOTE_ANIMATE_TIME, 1);
	}, QUOTE_READ_TIME);
});