diff --git a/ircbot/db.py b/ircbot/db.py
index 4dc79d1..c00d00d 100644
--- a/ircbot/db.py
+++ b/ircbot/db.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import contextlib
+from typing import Any
 
 import pymysql
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def cursor(*, user='ocfircbot', password):
-    conn = pymysql.connect(
+    conn: Any = pymysql.connect(
         user=user,
         password=password,
         db='ocfircbot',
diff --git a/ircbot/plugin/quotes.py b/ircbot/plugin/quotes.py
index f03d142..93f6b17 100644
--- a/ircbot/plugin/quotes.py
+++ b/ircbot/plugin/quotes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Provide historical OCF quotes."""
 from ircbot import db
+from ircbot.plugin.space_tooling import insert_space_sentence
 
 
 def register(bot):
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ def register(bot):
 
 def _print_quote(respond, quote):
     respond(
-        'Quote #{}: {}'.format(quote['id'], quote['quote']),
+        insert_space_sentence('Quote #{}: {}'.format(quote['id'], quote['quote'])),
         ping=False,
     )
 
diff --git a/ircbot/plugin/space_tooling.py b/ircbot/plugin/space_tooling.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf15cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ircbot/plugin/space_tooling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""Space tooling for turing.py and quotes.py"""
+import re
+
+
+def insert_space(w):
+    halfway = len(re.sub(r'-slack([^A-Za-z0-9_\-\\\[\]{}^`|]|\Z)', r'\1', w)) // 2
+    return w[:halfway] + '\u2060' + w[halfway:]
+
+
+def insert_space_sentence(sentence):
+    return ' '.join(map(insert_space, sentence.split()))
diff --git a/ircbot/plugin/turing.py b/ircbot/plugin/turing.py
index 022b8a3..20237a9 100644
--- a/ircbot/plugin/turing.py
+++ b/ircbot/plugin/turing.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import markovify
 
 from ircbot import db
+from ircbot.plugin.space_tooling import insert_space_sentence
 
 final_model = None
 
@@ -30,11 +31,8 @@ def markov(bot, msg):
             # using "<@keur>" syntax.  Additionally, remove any -slack at
             # the end of a nick, to avoid inserting a space like
             # abcde|-slack (thus pinging abcde).
-            def insert_space(w):
-                halfway = len(re.sub(r'-slack([^A-Za-z0-9_\-\\\[\]{}^`|]|\Z)', r'\1', w)) // 2
-                return w[:halfway] + '\u2060' + w[halfway:]
             msg.respond(
-                ' '.join(map(insert_space, sentence.split())),
+                insert_space_sentence(sentence),
                 ping=False,
             )
         else: