diff --git a/client/src/components/CollectQuote.vue b/client/src/components/CollectQuote.vue
index bf61eea..e8ae3c8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/CollectQuote.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/CollectQuote.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default {
     },
     save() {
       console.log('save')
-      this.$engine.saveQuote(this.quote.id, this.quote.quote)
+      this.$engine.saveQuote(":new:", this.quote.quote)
     },
     remove() {
       console.log('remove')
diff --git a/server/src/application/saveQuote.go b/server/src/application/saveQuote.go
index 4c474ab..e2d7002 100644
--- a/server/src/application/saveQuote.go
+++ b/server/src/application/saveQuote.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package application
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
+	"sirlab.de/go/knyt/game"
 	"sirlab.de/go/knyt/user"
 )
 
@@ -22,20 +24,27 @@ func (app *Application) SaveQuote(usr *user.User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 		return
 	}
 
-	quoteId := r.URL.Query().Get("id")
 	quoteText := r.URL.Query().Get("quote")
-	gameDirName := path.Join(app.config.DataDir, "games", gm.GetId())
-	quoteFileNameShort := quoteId + ".json"
-	quoteFileName := path.Join(gameDirName, "quotes", quoteFileNameShort)
+	quoteId := r.URL.Query().Get("id")
+	if quoteId == ":new:" {
+		quoteNewUuid := uuid.NewString()
+		err = gm.CreateQuote(
+			app.getQuoteFileNameFromId(gm, quoteNewUuid),
+			usr.GetId(),
+			quoteNewUuid,
+			quoteText,
+		)
+	} else {
+		err = gm.SaveQuote(
+			app.getQuoteFileNameFromId(gm, quoteId),
+			usr.GetId(),
+			quoteId,
+			quoteText,
+		)
+	}
 
-	err2 := gm.SaveQuote(
-		quoteFileName,
-		usr.GetId(),
-		quoteId,
-		quoteText,
-	)
-	if err2 != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("%s", err)
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "forbidden")
 		return
@@ -43,3 +52,9 @@ func (app *Application) SaveQuote(usr *user.User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "ok")
 }
+
+func (app *Application) getQuoteFileNameFromId(gm *game.Game, id string) string {
+	gameDirName := path.Join(app.config.DataDir, "games", gm.GetId())
+	quoteFileNameShort := id + ".json"
+	return path.Join(gameDirName, "quotes", quoteFileNameShort)
+}
diff --git a/server/src/game/saveQuote.go b/server/src/game/saveQuote.go
index ca64a45..bceceb1 100644
--- a/server/src/game/saveQuote.go
+++ b/server/src/game/saveQuote.go
@@ -2,19 +2,25 @@ package game
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sirlab.de/go/knyt/quote"
 )
 
+func (gm *Game) CreateQuote(fileName, usrId, quoteId, quoteText string) error {
+	qu := quote.NewQuote(quoteId, usrId, quoteText)
+	return qu.Save(fileName)
+}
+
 func (gm *Game) SaveQuote(fileName, usrId, quoteId, quoteText string) error {
-	quote, err := gm.getQuoteById(quoteId)
+	qu, err := gm.getQuoteById(quoteId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if quote.GetSourceId() != usrId {
+	if qu.GetSourceId() != usrId {
 		return fmt.Errorf("usrId does not match quote source id")
 	}
 
-	quote.SetQuote(quoteText)
+	qu.SetQuote(quoteText)
 
-	return quote.Save(fileName)
+	return qu.Save(fileName)
 }
diff --git a/server/src/go.mod b/server/src/go.mod
index 116dce4..672145c 100644
--- a/server/src/go.mod
+++ b/server/src/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ module sirlab.de/go/knyt
 
 go 1.16
 
-require github.com/imkira/go-observer v1.0.3
+require (
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
+	github.com/imkira/go-observer v1.0.3
+)
diff --git a/server/src/go.sum b/server/src/go.sum
index 24121df..de95c01 100644
--- a/server/src/go.sum
+++ b/server/src/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/imkira/go-observer v1.0.3 h1:l45TYAEeAB4L2xF6PR2gRLn2NE5tYhudh33MLmC7B80=
 github.com/imkira/go-observer v1.0.3/go.mod h1:zLzElv2cGTHufQG17IEILJMPDg32TD85fFgKyFv00wU=
diff --git a/server/src/quote/quote.go b/server/src/quote/quote.go
index 7926f1e..a897ee9 100644
--- a/server/src/quote/quote.go
+++ b/server/src/quote/quote.go
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ func NewQuoteFromFile(fileName string) (*Quote, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+func NewQuote(id, sourceId, quoteText string) *Quote {
+	return &Quote{
+		id:       id,
+		sourceId: sourceId,
+		quote:    quoteText,
+		isPlayed: false,
+	}
+}
+
 func (qu *Quote) Save(fileName string) error {
 	quJson := QuoteJson{
 		Quote:    qu.quote,