diff --git a/parse.leg b/parse.leg
index 2a01cc8..0df9b34 100644
--- a/parse.leg
+++ b/parse.leg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * run:		echo "3+4"  | ./parse
  */
 
-#define DO_PROTOS() _DO(integer) _DO(binary) _DO(add) _DO(sub) _DO(mul) _DO(div) _DO(mod)
+#define DO_PROTOS() _DO(integer) _DO(string) _DO(binary) _DO(add) _DO(sub) _DO(mul) _DO(div) _DO(mod)
 
 typedef enum {
 t_UNDEFINED=0,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ oop apply(oop function, oop parameters)
     return get(function, Function, primitive)(parameters);
 }
 
-#define DO_SYMBOLS() DO_PROTOS() _DO(__proto__) _DO(__name__) _DO(value) _DO(lhs) _DO(rhs)
+#define DO_SYMBOLS() DO_PROTOS() _DO(__proto__) _DO(__name__) _DO(value) _DO(lhs) _DO(rhs) _DO(length)
 
 #define _DO(NAME) oop NAME##_symbol;
 DO_SYMBOLS()
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ oop newInteger(int value)
     return integer;
 }
 
+oop newString(char *value)
+{
+    oop string = newObject(string_proto);
+    oop primitive_string = makeString(value);
+    map_set(string, value_symbol, primitive_string);
+    map_set(string, length_symbol, makeInteger(get(primitive_string, String, size)));
+    return string;
+}
+
 oop newBinary(oop proto, oop lhs, oop rhs)
 {
     oop parent = newObject(proto);
@@ -165,8 +174,8 @@ value   =   n:NUMBER                { $$ = n }
         |   i:IDENT                 { $$ = map_get(globals, i) }
         |   LPAREN i:exp RPAREN     { $$ = i }
 
-string  =   SQUOTE < (!SQUOTE .)* > SQUOTE      { $$ = makeString(yytext) }
-        |   DQUOTE < (!DQUOTE .)* > DQUOTE      { $$ = makeString(yytext) }
+string  =   SQUOTE < (!SQUOTE .)* > SQUOTE      { $$ = newString(yytext) }
+        |   DQUOTE < (!DQUOTE .)* > DQUOTE      { $$ = newString(yytext) }
 
 symbol  =   HASH    ( i:IDENT                   { $$ = i }
                     | i:string                  { $$ = intern(get(i, String, value)) }
@@ -224,6 +233,10 @@ oop eval(oop ast)
         return map_get(ast, value_symbol);
         break;
     }
+    case t_string: {
+        return map_get(ast, value_symbol);
+        break;
+    }
     case t_binary: {
         oop lhs = eval(map_get(ast, lhs_symbol));
         oop rhs = eval(map_get(ast, rhs_symbol));