diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/graphic/DateEventUtils.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/graphic/DateEventUtils.java
index 131e44c68..cd999f13f 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/graphic/DateEventUtils.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/graphic/DateEventUtils.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class DateEventUtils {
 			final List<String> asList = Arrays.asList("<u>June 29th, 1975",
 					"\"It was the first time in history that anyone had typed",
 					"a character on a keyboard and seen it show up on their",
-					"own computer’s screen right in front of them.\"", "\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i>Steve Wozniak");
+					"own computer's screen right in front of them.\"", "\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i>Steve Wozniak");
 			return TextBlockUtils.mergeTB(textBlock, getComment(asList, color), HorizontalAlignment.LEFT);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/graphic/QuoteUtils.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/graphic/QuoteUtils.java
index 837dec4c3..4ff2bfd0a 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/graphic/QuoteUtils.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/graphic/QuoteUtils.java
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public class QuoteUtils {
 			"Big mistake!");
 	// Creativity : how many? 
 	// How many folksingers does it take to change a lightbulb ?
+	// Do you like movies about gladiators?
 
 	private QuoteUtils() {
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/preproc/ReadLineReader.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/preproc/ReadLineReader.java
index 022ea1982..b0dec0736 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/preproc/ReadLineReader.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/preproc/ReadLineReader.java
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ public class ReadLineReader implements ReadLine {
 		if (s != null) {
 			s = s.replace('\u2013', '-');
 			s = s.replace('\u00A0', ' ');
+			s = s.replace('\u201c', '\"');
+			s = s.replace('\u201d', '\"');
+			s = s.replace('\u00ab', '\"');
+			s = s.replace('\u00bb', '\"');
+			// for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
+			// char c = s.charAt(i);
+			// System.err.println("X " + Integer.toHexString((int) c) + " " + c);
+			// }
 		}
 		return s;
 	}