diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ceb501..e55d85a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ pkg/
 tmp/
 
 */.DS_Store
+*.swp
diff --git a/lib/tailor/cli/options.rb b/lib/tailor/cli/options.rb
index e7c50d5..42b4408 100644
--- a/lib/tailor/cli/options.rb
+++ b/lib/tailor/cli/options.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ def self.parse!(args)
             options.style[:max_line_length] = c
           end
 
+          opt.on('--quotes type',
+            'Type of quotes that should be used (default: off)') do |c|
+            options.style[:quotes] = c
+          end
+
           opt.on('--spaces-after-comma NUMBER',
             'Spaces to expect after a comma.  (default: 1)') do |c|
             options.style[:spaces_after_comma] = c
diff --git a/lib/tailor/configuration/style.rb b/lib/tailor/configuration/style.rb
index 304b7e2..d133a4d 100644
--- a/lib/tailor/configuration/style.rb
+++ b/lib/tailor/configuration/style.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def self.define_property(name)
       define_property :allow_screaming_snake_case_classes
       define_property :allow_trailing_line_spaces
       define_property :allow_invalid_ruby
+      define_property :quotes
       define_property :indentation_spaces
       define_property :max_code_lines_in_class
       define_property :max_code_lines_in_method
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ def initialize
         allow_screaming_snake_case_classes(false, level: :error)
         allow_trailing_line_spaces(false, level: :error)
         allow_invalid_ruby(false, level: :warn)
+        quotes("off", level: :error)
         indentation_spaces(2, level: :error)
         max_code_lines_in_class(300, level: :error)
         max_code_lines_in_method(30, level: :error)
diff --git a/lib/tailor/critic.rb b/lib/tailor/critic.rb
index 61a3adf..f2dc446 100644
--- a/lib/tailor/critic.rb
+++ b/lib/tailor/critic.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ def init_rulers(style, lexer, parent_ruler)
         end
 
         log "Initializing ruler: #{ruler}"
-        ruler = instance_eval("#{ruler}.new(#{values.first}, #{values.last})")
+        first_argument, second_argument = values.first, values.last
+        first_argument = "'#{first_argument}'" if first_argument.is_a? String
+        ruler = instance_eval("#{ruler}.new(#{first_argument}, #{second_argument})")
         parent_ruler.add_child_ruler(ruler)
 
         ruler.lexer_observers.each do |observer|
diff --git a/lib/tailor/lexer.rb b/lib/tailor/lexer.rb
index e293a98..e3aa38b 100644
--- a/lib/tailor/lexer.rb
+++ b/lib/tailor/lexer.rb
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def on_tstring_beg(token)
       log "TSTRING_BEG: '#{token}'"
       current_line = LexedLine.new(super, lineno)
       tstring_beg_changed
-      notify_tstring_beg_observers(current_line, lineno)
+      notify_tstring_beg_observers(current_line, lineno, column, token)
       super(token)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/tailor/rulers/indentation_spaces_ruler.rb b/lib/tailor/rulers/indentation_spaces_ruler.rb
index 7e7f207..26dd6a4 100644
--- a/lib/tailor/rulers/indentation_spaces_ruler.rb
+++ b/lib/tailor/rulers/indentation_spaces_ruler.rb
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def rparen_update(current_lexed_line, lineno, column)
         @manager.update_for_closing_reason(:on_rparen, current_lexed_line)
       end
 
-      def tstring_beg_update(lexed_line, lineno)
+      def tstring_beg_update(lexed_line, lineno, column, token)
         @tstring_nesting << lineno
         @manager.update_actual_indentation(lexed_line)
         log "tstring_nesting is now: #{@tstring_nesting}"
diff --git a/lib/tailor/rulers/quotes_ruler.rb b/lib/tailor/rulers/quotes_ruler.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85642e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tailor/rulers/quotes_ruler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+require_relative '../ruler'
+
+class Tailor
+  module Rulers
+    class QuotesRuler < Tailor::Ruler
+      def initialize(config, options)
+        super(config, options)
+        add_lexer_observers :tstring_beg
+      end
+
+      def tstring_beg_update(lexed_line, lineno, column, token)
+        log "<#{self.class}> Line length: #{lexed_line.line_length}"
+        measure(lexed_line, lineno, column, token)
+      end
+
+      # Checks to see if the usage of quotes is consistent and as expected by +@config+.
+      #
+      # @param [Fixnum] lexed_line The line to measure.
+      # @param [Fixnum] lineno Line the potential problem is on.
+      # @param [Fixnum] column Column the potential problem is on
+      # @param [Fixnum] token Begin quote string
+      def measure(lexed_line, lineno, column, token)
+          spec = { "single" => "\"", "double" => "'" }
+          if spec.has_key? @config and token == spec[@config]
+            msg = "Use #{@config} quotes"
+
+            @problems << Problem.new(problem_type, lineno, column, msg,
+              @options[:level])
+          end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tailor/tailorrc.erb b/lib/tailor/tailorrc.erb
index 92662c0..961861f 100644
--- a/lib/tailor/tailorrc.erb
+++ b/lib/tailor/tailorrc.erb
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@
 #                         the file.
 #                         Default:      1
 #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Other
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# quotes                  Type of the quotes that should be used consistently 
+#                         across a whole project ("single" or "double")
+#                         Default:      off
+#
 Tailor.config do |config|
   config.formatters "<%= formatters.join(", ") %>"
   config.file_set '<%= file_list %>' do |style|<% style.each do |rule, value| %>
diff --git a/spec/functional/quotes_spec.rb b/spec/functional/quotes_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1060eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/functional/quotes_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+require_relative '../spec_helper'
+require 'tailor/critic'
+require 'tailor/configuration/style'
+
+describe "Consistent usage of quotes" do
+  before do
+    Tailor::Logger.stub(:log)
+    FakeFS.activate!
+    File.open(file_name.to_s, 'w') { |f| f.write contents }
+    critic.check_file(file_name.to_s, style.to_hash)
+  end
+
+  let(:critic) do
+    Tailor::Critic.new
+  end
+
+  let(:contents) {
+    {
+      :single_quotes => %Q{a = 'test'},
+      :double_quotes => %Q{a = "test"},
+      :mixed_quotes => %Q{a = 'test'; b = "test"},
+      :special_quotes => %Q{a = %q(test); b = %Q(test)}
+    }[file_name]
+  }
+
+
+  describe "single quotes" do
+    let(:style) do
+      style = Tailor::Configuration::Style.new
+      style.trailing_newlines 0, level: :off
+      style.allow_invalid_ruby true, level: :off
+      style.quotes "single", level: :error
+      style
+    end
+
+    context "ok" do
+      let(:file_name) { :single_quotes }
+
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].size.should == 0 }
+    end
+    context "double quotes" do
+      let(:file_name) { :double_quotes }
+
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].size.should == 1 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:type].should == "quotes" }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:line].should be 1 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:column].should be 4 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:level].should be :error }
+    end
+    context "mixed quotes" do
+      let(:file_name) { :mixed_quotes }
+
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].size.should == 1 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:type].should == "quotes" }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:line].should be 1 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:column].should be 16 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:level].should be :error }
+    end
+    context "special quotes" do
+      let(:file_name) { :special_quotes }
+
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].size.should == 0 }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "double quotes" do
+    let(:style) do
+      style = Tailor::Configuration::Style.new
+      style.trailing_newlines 0, level: :off
+      style.allow_invalid_ruby true, level: :off
+      style.quotes "double", level: :error
+      style
+    end
+
+    context "ok" do
+      let(:file_name) { :double_quotes }
+
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].size.should == 0 }
+    end
+
+    context "single quotes" do
+      let(:file_name) { :single_quotes }
+
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].size.should == 1 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:type].should == "quotes" }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:line].should be 1 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:column].should be 4 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:level].should be :error }
+    end
+
+    context "mixed quotes" do
+      let(:file_name) { :mixed_quotes }
+
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].size.should == 1 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:type].should == "quotes" }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:line].should be 1 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:column].should be 4 }
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].first[:level].should be :error }
+    end
+
+    context "special quotes" do
+      let(:file_name) { :special_quotes }
+
+      specify { critic.problems[file_name.to_s].size.should == 0 }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/tailor/configuration/style_spec.rb b/spec/unit/tailor/configuration/style_spec.rb
index 3c97ab1..2fe592b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/tailor/configuration/style_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/tailor/configuration/style_spec.rb
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
         :max_code_lines_in_class => [300, { :level => :error }],
         :max_code_lines_in_method => [30, { :level => :error }],
         :max_line_length => [80, { :level => :error }],
+        :quotes => ["off", { :level => :error }],
         :spaces_after_comma => [1, { :level => :error }],
         :spaces_after_lbrace => [1, { :level => :error }],
         :spaces_after_lbracket => [0, { :level => :error }],
diff --git a/spec/unit/tailor/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/unit/tailor/configuration_spec.rb
index 97e7639..535b661 100644
--- a/spec/unit/tailor/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/tailor/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
             max_code_lines_in_class: [300, { level: :error }],
             max_code_lines_in_method: [30, { level: :error }],
             max_line_length: [80, { level: :error }],
+            quotes: ["off", { level: :error }],
             spaces_after_comma: [1, { level: :error }],
             spaces_after_lbrace: [1, { level: :error }],
             spaces_after_lbracket: [0, { level: :error }],
diff --git a/spec/unit/tailor/rulers/indentation_spaces_ruler_spec.rb b/spec/unit/tailor/rulers/indentation_spaces_ruler_spec.rb
index b983a99..8353524 100644
--- a/spec/unit/tailor/rulers/indentation_spaces_ruler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/tailor/rulers/indentation_spaces_ruler_spec.rb
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@
       manager.should_receive(:update_actual_indentation).with lexed_line
       manager.should_receive(:stop)
       subject.instance_variable_set(:@manager, manager)
-      subject.tstring_beg_update(lexed_line, 1)
+      subject.tstring_beg_update(lexed_line, 1, nil, nil)
     end
 
     it "adds the lineno to @tstring_nesting" do
       manager.stub(:update_actual_indentation)
       manager.stub(:stop)
       subject.instance_variable_set(:@manager, manager)
-      subject.tstring_beg_update(lexed_line, 1)
+      subject.tstring_beg_update(lexed_line, 1, nil, nil)
       subject.instance_variable_get(:@tstring_nesting).should == [1]
     end
   end