diff --git a/CoreHelpers.tl b/CoreHelpers.tl
index 812f70c..fffc380 100644
--- a/CoreHelpers.tl
+++ b/CoreHelpers.tl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function CoreHelpers.defineWord(dict: Dictionary, str: string, func: function(En
 end
 
 function CoreHelpers.standardInputRefill(): string
-	io.write("\n")
+	io.write("\nok> ")
 	local input = io.read().."\n"
 	return input
 end
diff --git a/CoreWords.tl b/CoreWords.tl
index a2bab9f..bebcba8 100644
--- a/CoreWords.tl
+++ b/CoreWords.tl
@@ -327,6 +327,17 @@ local function forthRepeat(e: Environment)
   patchBranch(e)
 end
 
+local function stringLiteral(e: Environment)
+  local str: string | nil = ""
+  local chr: string | nil = ""
+  if not e.activeInputStream:curr() then e.activeDataStack:push("") end
+  while(not (chr == "\"") and chr ~= nil) do
+    str = str..(chr as string)
+    chr = e.activeInputStream:next()
+  end
+  e.activeInputStream:next()
+  e.activeDataStack:push(str as string)
+end
 
 local CoreWords = Dictionary:new()
 local addInfo = WordInfo:new(add, false)
@@ -373,6 +384,7 @@ defineWord(CoreWords,"=", cmpe, false)
 defineWord(CoreWords,">=", cmpgte, false)
 defineWord(CoreWords,">", cmpgt, false)
 defineWord(CoreWords,"<>", cmpne, false)
+defineWord(CoreWords,"S\"", stringLiteral, false)
 
 
 CoreWords:define("+", addInfo)