Why not use this:

alias quote { 
  if ($1 isnum && $read(quotes.txt,$1)) { 
   msg $iif($active != status window,$active,$chan) Quote number $+($chr(40),$1,$chr(41),:) $v2
  }
  else { 
   msg $iif($active != status window,$active,$chan) Total quotes:  $lines(quotes.txt)
  }
}

alias addquote { 
  if ($1- && $exists(quotes.txt)) { 
   write quotes.txt $1-
   echo $colour(info) -a Quote added.
   msg $iif($active != status window,$target,$chan) Quote $1- added.
  }
}

alias delquote { 
  if ($1 isnum && $read(quotes.txt,$1)) { 
   write -dl quotes.txt $1
   echo $colour(info) -a Quote deleted.
   msg $iif($active != status window,$target,$chan) Quote number: $1 deleted. 
  }
} 

And just make a file named quotes.txt in your mircdir. Commands: /delquote (num), /addquote (quote), /quote (num)

• Something manually typed in this editbox btw. ;)