<blockquote class='padding'>
  <div class='blockquote-content padding'>
    <p class='oblique'>
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.<br/>
    Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.<br/>
    Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
    </p>
  </div>
</blockquote

$spacing: 40px
$radius: 4px
$color: #BDCDE8

@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Merriweather+Sans:300italic")

$dir: "http://www.michaelmammoliti.com/_projects/blockquotes/"

=prefix($property, $value)
  -webkit-#{$property}: #{$value}
  -ms-#{$property}: #{$value}
  -moz-#{$property}: #{$value}
  -o-#{$property}: #{$value}
  #{$property}: #{$value}

=radius($rad: $radius)
  +prefix(border-radius, #{$rad})

=bg($position: "center center", $size: cover)
  background-position: #{$position}
  background-size: #{$size}
  background-repeat: no-repeat

=bg-image($dir, $size: cover, $position: "center center")
  +bg(#{$position}, #{$size})
  background-image: url(#{$dir})

=absolute-center
  position: absolute
  top: 50%
  left: 50%
  +prefix(transform, "translate(-50%, -50%)")

*
  padding: 0
  margin: 0
  border: 0
  border-radius: 0
  font-size: 13px
  box-sizing: border-box
  color: #888
  font-family: 'Merriweather Sans', sans-serif

html
  background-color: #eee

body
  color: #eee

.padding
  padding: $spacing

blockquote
  width: 100%
  max-width: 600px
  +absolute-center

  .blockquote-content
    width: 100%
    display: block
    overflow: hidden
    border-top: 10px solid $color
    background-color: #fff
    position: relative

    &:before
      width: 250px
      height: 250px
      display: block
      background-color: $color
      content: " "
      position: absolute
      bottom: 0
      right: 0
      z-index: 1
      opacity: .3
      +prefix(transform, "translate(30%, 30%)")
      +bg-image("#{$dir}_media/icons/blockquotes.png", "auto 50%")
      +radius(50%)

    p
      position: relative
      font-style: oblique
      z-index: 2


@media screen and (max-width: 300px)
  body
    zoom: .8

@media screen and (max-height: 300px)
  body
    zoom: .8