diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 117cbdb..0441f8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ python3 bot.py
 | `!quote`           | Random quote                              |
 | `!quote <id>`      | Quote by number                           |
 | `!addquote <text>` | Store a new quote, returns its id         |
+| `!grabquote [user]`| Grab the last line a user said (`!grab` alias); no user = last speaker |
 | `!delquote <id>`   | Delete a quote                            |
 | `!search <term>`   | First quote containing a substring        |
 | `!quotecount`      | How many quotes are stored                |
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ python3 bot.py
 ## Notes
 
 - Quotes live in `quotes.db` (SQLite, created on first run, gitignored).
+- `!grabquote` reads an in-memory buffer of each user's last channel line;
+  that buffer is per-session and resets on reconnect. Grabbed lines are stored
+  as `<nick> message`. Bot commands are never recorded, so you can't grab one.
 - The bot auto-reconnects with exponential backoff and answers `PING`.
 - If the nick is taken it appends `_` and retries.
 - A NickServ password, if set via `IRC_NICKSERV_PASS`, is sent on connect —
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index c760ef4..d3aa837 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ class IRCBot:
         self.store = store
         self.sock: socket.socket | None = None
         self._recv_buf = b""
+        # Last non-command channel line per user, for !grabquote.
+        # Keyed by lowercased nick -> (original_nick, text).
+        self.last_lines: dict[str, tuple[str, str]] = {}
+        self.last_speaker: str | None = None
 
     # --- low-level I/O ----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -233,11 +237,17 @@ class IRCBot:
             return
         target, message = params[0], params[1]
         sender = prefix.split("!", 1)[0] if prefix else ""
+        is_channel = target.startswith(("#", "&"))
 
         # Reply to the channel for channel messages, or to the user for PMs.
-        reply_to = target if target.startswith(("#", "&")) else sender
+        reply_to = target if is_channel else sender
 
         if not message.startswith(CMD_PREFIX):
+            # Remember the last real line each user said, so !grabquote can
+            # recall it. Bot commands are deliberately not recorded.
+            if is_channel and sender:
+                self.last_lines[sender.lower()] = (sender, message)
+                self.last_speaker = sender
             return
         parts = message[len(CMD_PREFIX):].strip().split(" ", 1)
         cmd = parts[0].lower()
@@ -293,6 +303,21 @@ def cmd_delquote(bot: IRCBot, reply_to: str, sender: str, arg: str):
     bot.send_privmsg(reply_to, f"Deleted quote #{arg}." if ok else f"No quote #{arg}.")
 
 
+def cmd_grabquote(bot: IRCBot, reply_to: str, sender: str, arg: str):
+    """!grabquote [user] — store the last line a user said (default: last speaker)."""
+    nick = arg.split()[0] if arg.split() else bot.last_speaker
+    if not nick:
+        bot.send_privmsg(reply_to, "Nothing to grab yet.")
+        return
+    rec = bot.last_lines.get(nick.lower())
+    if not rec:
+        bot.send_privmsg(reply_to, f"I haven't seen {nick} say anything.")
+        return
+    orig_nick, text = rec
+    qid = bot.store.add(f"<{orig_nick}> {text}", sender)
+    bot.send_privmsg(reply_to, f"Grabbed quote #{qid}: <{orig_nick}> {text}")
+
+
 def cmd_search(bot: IRCBot, reply_to: str, sender: str, arg: str):
     """!search <term> — first quote matching a substring."""
     if not arg:
@@ -310,14 +335,16 @@ def cmd_count(bot: IRCBot, reply_to: str, sender: str, arg: str):
 def cmd_help(bot: IRCBot, reply_to: str, sender: str, arg: str):
     bot.send_privmsg(
         reply_to,
-        "Commands: !quote [id], !addquote <text>, !delquote <id>, "
-        "!search <term>, !quotecount, !help",
+        "Commands: !quote [id], !addquote <text>, !grabquote [user], "
+        "!delquote <id>, !search <term>, !quotecount, !help",
     )
 
 
 COMMANDS = {
     "quote": cmd_quote,
     "addquote": cmd_addquote,
+    "grabquote": cmd_grabquote,
+    "grab": cmd_grabquote,
     "delquote": cmd_delquote,
     "search": cmd_search,
     "quotecount": cmd_count,
diff --git a/memory.md b/memory.md
index 89827f8..ee835d8 100644
--- a/memory.md
+++ b/memory.md
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ Durable memory for this project. Read at session start, update before session en
   NickServ login landed and getting bounced (477); now defers JOIN until the
   `900`/"now identified" confirmation. Verified join succeeds (got 353/366).
 
+### 2026-06-04 (cont.)
+- Added `!grabquote [user]` (alias `!grab`): stores the last line a user said,
+  formatted `<nick> message`. Backed by an in-memory `last_lines` buffer
+  (per-session, resets on reconnect); bot commands are excluded from it. No-arg
+  form grabs the last real speaker. Offline-tested.
+
 ## External references
 
 - Libera.Chat: <https://libera.chat> — server `irc.libera.chat:6697` (TLS).