Getting random quotes on Unix is so easy. Just install
thefortune program. On Debian it's installed
in/usr/games/fortune instaed of /usr/bin, so be sure to
have /usr/games in your PATH variable.
Once it's there, you can just call it with fortune. You'll get a
new, random quote each time you call it. It's easy to combine this
with your email client, adding a quote to the email signature or your
web page by wrapping it in a CGI script, like I've done here:
