diff --git a/autoload/startify/fortune.vim b/autoload/startify/fortune.vim
index f312861..c41c1c1 100644
--- a/autoload/startify/fortune.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify/fortune.vim
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ let s:char_top_right    = ['*', '╮'][s:unicode]
 let s:char_bottom_right = ['*', '╯'][s:unicode]
 let s:char_bottom_left  = ['*', '╰'][s:unicode]
 
-let s:quotes = exists('g:startify_custom_header_quotes')
-      \ ? g:startify_custom_header_quotes
-      \ : [
+let s:predefined_quotes = [
       \ ["Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.", '', '- Brian Kernighan'],
       \ ["If you don't finish then you're just busy, not productive."],
       \ ['Adapting old programs to fit new machines usually means adapting new machines to behave like old ones.', '', '- Alan Perlis'],
@@ -131,6 +129,15 @@ let s:quotes = exists('g:startify_custom_header_quotes')
       \ ['Sign your work.', '', 'Craftsmen of an earlier age were proud to sign their work. You should be, too.'],
       \ ]
 
+" Function: #predefined_quotes {{{1
+function! startify#fortune#predefined_quotes() abort
+  return s:predefined_quotes
+endfunction
+
+let s:quotes = exists('g:startify_custom_header_quotes')
+      \ ? g:startify_custom_header_quotes
+      \ : startify#fortune#predefined_quotes()
+
 " Function: s:get_random_offset {{{1
 function! s:get_random_offset(max) abort
   return str2nr(matchstr(reltimestr(reltime()), '\.\zs\d\+')[1:]) % a:max