diff --git a/quotes.sh b/quotes.sh
index 7e5dfc7..5af5ecb 100755
--- a/quotes.sh
+++ b/quotes.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ usage() {
 usage $0 [-d|r][-f][-h]
   -d, --daily       get the QOTD
   -r, --random      get a random quote
+  -p, --pager       use pager to prevent quitting until keypress
   -f, --force       force update the quote pool
   -h, --help        display this message
 EOF
@@ -60,13 +61,14 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
         '--help')       set -- "$@" '-h'    ;;
         '--random')     set -- "$@" '-r'    ;;
         '--daily')      set -- "$@" '-d'    ;;
+        '--pager')      set -- "$@" '-p'    ;;
         '--force')      set -- "$@" '-f'    ;;
         *)              set -- "$@" "$arg"  ;;
     esac
 done
 
 # parse args
-while getopts "hrdf" opt ; do
+while getopts "hrdfp" opt ; do
     case "$opt" in
         'h')
             usage
@@ -81,6 +83,9 @@ while getopts "hrdf" opt ; do
         'f')
             UPDATE=true
             ;;
+        'p')
+            PAGE=true
+            ;;
         '?')
             usage
             exit 1
@@ -93,4 +98,8 @@ QUOTE=$(get_quote "$TYPE")
 Q=$(echo "$QUOTE" | gojq '.q' | tr -d '"')
 A=$(echo "$QUOTE" | gojq '.a' | tr -d '"')
 
-printf '"%s" - %s\n' "$Q" "$A"
+if [ -n "$PAGE" ] ; then
+    printf '"%s" - %s\n' "$Q" "$A" | $PAGER
+else
+    printf '"%s" - %s\n' "$Q" "$A"
+fi