<div class="codepen-wrapper">
  <figure class="review">
    <blockquote class="review__text">
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Fuga doloremque architecto dicta animi, totam, itaque officia ex.
    </blockquote>
    <figcaption class="review__person">
      <img src="http://alexsommers.com/codepen/user-6.jpg" alt="User 1" class="review__photo">
      <div class="review__info">
        <p class="review__info--name">Nikki Smith</p>
        <p class="review__info--date"> April 26, 2020</p>
      </div>
      <div class="review__rating">7.8</div>
    </figcaption>
  </figure>
</div>
// CSS Variables
:root { // Similar to HTML selector but w/higher specificity. To house custom CSS variables.
  --color-grey-dark: #323031;
  --color-grey-light: #D9DCD6;
  --shadow-light: 0 2rem 5rem rgba(0,0,0, .05);
}

// SCSS Variables
$bp-medium: 56.25em; // 900px
$bp-small: 37.5em; // 600px

.codepen-wrapper { // Codepen display purposes
  height: 100vh;
  background-color: var(--color-grey-light);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.review {
  color: var(--color-grey-dark);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  padding: 3rem;
  position: relative;
  background-color: #fff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-light);
  overflow: hidden;
  flex: 0 0 50%;
  z-index: 1;

  @media screen and (max-width: $bp-medium) {
    padding: 2rem;
  }

  @media screen and (max-width: $bp-small) {
    padding: 1rem;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

  &::before {
    content: "\201c";
    position: absolute;
    left: -.9rem;
    top: -2.5rem;
    font-size: 20rem;
    color: var(--color-grey-light);
    line-height: 1; 
    z-index: 1;
    font-family: sans-serif;
  }

  &__text {
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    z-index: 2;
    position: relative; // Z-index only works if you define the position

    @media screen and (max-width: $bp-medium) {
      margin: 0; // Overwrite default blockquote margins
      padding: 1rem;
    }
  }

  &__person {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
  }

  &__photo {
    height: 4.5rem;
    width: 4.5rem;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin-right: 1rem;

    @media screen and (max-width: $bp-small) {
      margin-right: .5rem;
    }
  }

  &__info {
    display: flex;
    flex-flow: row wrap;
    margin-right: auto;

    &--name {
      flex: 0 0 80%;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-bottom: -.5rem;

      @media screen and (max-width: $bp-small) {
        font-size: .9rem;
      }
    }

    &--date {
      font-size: .9rem;

      @media screen and (max-width: $bp-small) {
        font-size: .7rem;
      }
    }
  }

  &__rating {
    color: var(--color-grey-dark);
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 300;
  } 
}
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