diff --git a/hamper/commander.py b/hamper/commander.py
index 5be03c6..d87a07d 100644
--- a/hamper/commander.py
+++ b/hamper/commander.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 from twisted.words.protocols import irc
 from twisted.internet import protocol, reactor
-
+import sqlalchemy
+from sqlalchemy import orm
 from bravo.plugin import retrieve_plugins
 
 from hamper.interfaces import IPlugin
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ def privmsg(self, user, channel, msg):
             self.factory.registerPlugin(p)
 
     def connectionLost(self, reason):
+        self.factory.db.commit()
         reactor.stop()
 
     def say(self, msg):
@@ -131,12 +133,11 @@ class CommanderFactory(protocol.ClientFactory):
 
     protocol = CommanderProtocol
 
-    def __init__(self, channel, nickname):
-        self.channel = channel
-        self.nickname = nickname
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        self.channel = config['channel']
+        self.nickname = config['nickname']
 
         self.history = {}
-
         self.plugins = []
         # These are so plugins can be added/removed at run time. The
         # addition/removal will happen at a time when the list isn't being
@@ -144,6 +145,15 @@ def __init__(self, channel, nickname):
         self.pluginsToAdd = []
         self.pluginsToRemove = []
 
+        if 'db' in config:
+            print('Loading db from config: ' + config['db'])
+            self.db_engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(config['db'])
+        else:
+            print('Using in-memory db')
+            self.db_engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine('sqlite:///:memory:')
+        DBSession = orm.sessionmaker(self.db_engine)
+        self.db = DBSession()
+
         for _, plugin in retrieve_plugins(IPlugin, 'hamper.plugins').items():
             self.registerPlugin(plugin)
 
@@ -157,6 +167,7 @@ def registerPlugin(self, plugin):
         """
         Registers a plugin.
         """
+        plugin.setup(self)
         self.plugins.append(plugin)
         self.plugins.sort()
         print 'registered plugin', plugin.name
diff --git a/hamper/interfaces.py b/hamper/interfaces.py
index 4d8c300..e170e7b 100644
--- a/hamper/interfaces.py
+++ b/hamper/interfaces.py
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ class IPlugin(Interface):
     name = Attribute('Human readable name for the plugin.')
     priority = Attribute('Priority of plugins. High numbers are called first')
 
+    def setup(factory):
+        """
+        Called when the factory loads the plugin.
+        """
+
     def process(bot, comm):
         """
         Called when a matching message comes in to the bot.
@@ -34,6 +39,9 @@ def __init__(self):
             opts = 0 if self.caseSensitive else re.I
             self.regex = re.compile(self.regex, opts)
 
+    def setup(self, factory):
+        pass
+
     def process(self, bot, comm):
         if self.onlyDirected and not comm['directed']:
             return
@@ -42,5 +50,5 @@ def process(self, bot, comm):
             self.command(bot, comm, match.groups())
             return True
 
-    def command(self, comm, groups):
+    def command(self, bot, comm, groups):
         pass
diff --git a/hamper/plugins/friendly.py b/hamper/plugins/friendly.py
index dd14a94..3705d9a 100644
--- a/hamper/plugins/friendly.py
+++ b/hamper/plugins/friendly.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Friendly(object):
     name = 'friendly'
     priority = 2
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def setup(self, factory):
         self.greetings = ['hi', 'hello', 'hey']
 
     def process(self, bot, comm):
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ class OmgPonies(object):
 
     cooldown = 30 #seconds
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def setup(self, factory):
         self.last_pony_time = datetime.now()
+        pass
 
     def process(self, bot, comm):
         if re.match(r'.*pon(y|ies).*', comm['message'], re.I):
diff --git a/hamper/plugins/quote.py b/hamper/plugins/quote.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6aa2836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hamper/plugins/quote.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+import random
+
+from zope.interface import implements
+from sqlalchemy import Integer, String, Date, Column
+from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+import sqlalchemy
+
+from hamper.interfaces import Command
+
+
+SQLAlchemyBase = declarative_base()
+
+class Quotes(Command):
+    '''Remember quotes, and recall on demand.'''
+
+    name = 'quotes'
+    priority = 0
+    regex = r'^quotes?(?: +(.*))?$'
+
+    def setup(self, factory):
+        SQLAlchemyBase.metadata.create_all(factory.db_engine)
+
+    def command(self, bot, comm, groups):
+        if groups[0]:
+            args = groups[0].split(' ')
+            args = [a.strip() for a in args if a.strip()]
+        else:
+            args = []
+
+        if len(args) == 0:
+            # Deliver a quote
+            index = random.randrange(0, bot.db.query(Quote).count() + 1)
+            quote = bot.factory.db.query(Quote)[index]
+            # Lame twisted irc doesn't support unicode.
+            bot.say(str(quote.text))
+        elif args[0] == '--args':
+            # Add a quote
+            text = ' '.join(args[1:])
+            quote = Quote(text, comm['user'])
+            bot.factory.db.add(quote)
+            bot.say('Succesfully added quote.')
+        elif args[0] == '--count':
+            bot.say('I know {0} quotes.'.format(bot.db.query(Quote).count()))
+        else:
+            bot.say('Wait, what?')
+
+
+class Quote(SQLAlchemyBase):
+    '''The object that will get persisted by the database.'''
+
+    __tablename__ = 'quotes'
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    text = Column(String)
+    adder = Column(String)
+    added = Column(Date)
+
+    def __init__(self, text, adder, added=None):
+        if not added:
+            added = datetime.now()
+
+        self.text = text
+        self.adder = adder
+        self.added = added
+
+quotes = Quotes()
diff --git a/scripts/hamper b/scripts/hamper
index fcd45fc..bdd9af6 100644
--- a/scripts/hamper
+++ b/scripts/hamper
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             sys.exit();
 
     reactor.connectTCP(config['server'], config['port'],
-            CommanderFactory(config['channel'], config['nickname']))
+            CommanderFactory(config))
     reactor.run()