looter:...I see the button but it does nothing
I recognize your claim that you "see" things differently than others, however, in this case, a little bit of action by you is required. It takes more than just "seeing".
You have to highlight the text you want to quote FIRST, then "see" that little button...and THEN you have to click on that button. The button won't do anything all by itself. It isn't a 'god' button.
However, make sure that you have your cursor in a new line when you use the quote function...otherwise you won't be able to get out of the quote box, when it appears, to be able to type your reply.