diff --git a/modules/quotes.py b/modules/quotes.py
index f6dd223f..a843bdfb 100644
--- a/modules/quotes.py
+++ b/modules/quotes.py
@@ -134,10 +134,7 @@ class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
 
             lines_str = []
             for line in lines:
-                if line.action:
-                    lines_str.append("* %s %s" % (line.sender, line.message))
-                else:
-                    lines_str.append("<%s> %s" % (line.sender, line.message))
+                lines_str.append(line.format())
             text = " ".join(lines_str)
 
             quotes.append([event["user"].name, int(time.time()), text])
diff --git a/src/IRCBuffer.py b/src/IRCBuffer.py
index d1e0a2d2..013cfb98 100644
--- a/src/IRCBuffer.py
+++ b/src/IRCBuffer.py
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ class BufferLine(object):
     timestamp: datetime.datetime = dataclasses.field(
         default_factory=utils.datetime.utcnow)
 
+    def format(self):
+        if self.action:
+            format = "* %s %s"
+        else:
+            format = "<%s> %s"
+        return format % (self.sender, self.message)
+
 class BufferLineMatch(object):
     def __init__(self, line: BufferLine, match: str):
         self.line = line