diff --git a/src/akh_lex.erl b/src/akh_lex.erl
index 059278d..f6d496b 100644
--- a/src/akh_lex.erl
+++ b/src/akh_lex.erl
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ next(#lexer{source = <<C, Rest/binary>>} = Lx) when ?is_id_start(C) ->
     lex_id(Lx#lexer{source = Rest}, 1);
 next(#lexer{source = <<C, Rest/binary>>} = Lx) when ?is_digit(C) ->
     lex_number(Lx#lexer{source = Rest}, 1);
+next(#lexer{source = <<$", Rest/binary>>} = Lx) ->
+    handle_string(Lx#lexer{source = Rest}, 1);
 next(#lexer{source = <<C, Rest/binary>>} = Lx) when ?is_space(C) ->
     next(Lx#lexer{source = Rest, offset = Lx#lexer.offset + 1});
 next(#lexer{source = <<T:2/binary, Rest/binary>>, offset = Offset} = Lx) when ?is_op2(T) ->
@@ -131,6 +133,14 @@ lex_number(
 lex_number(#lexer{offset = Offset} = Lx, Len) ->
     {ok, {number, Offset, Len}, Lx#lexer{offset = Offset + Len}}.
 
+-spec handle_string(#lexer{}, non_neg_integer()) -> return().
+handle_string(#lexer{source = <<$\\, $", Rest/binary>>} = Lx, Len) ->
+    handle_string(Lx#lexer{source = Rest}, Len + 2);
+handle_string(#lexer{source = <<$", Rest/binary>>, offset = Offset} = Lx, Len) ->
+    {ok, {string, Offset, Len + 1}, Lx#lexer{source = Rest, offset = Offset + Len + 1}};
+handle_string(#lexer{source = <<C, Rest/binary>>} = Lx, Len) when C =/= $" ->
+    handle_string(Lx#lexer{source = Rest}, Len + 1).
+
 -spec new_line(#lexer{}) -> return().
 new_line(#lexer{source_map = SourceMap} = Lx) ->
     next(Lx#lexer{source_map = akh_source_map:insert(Lx#lexer.offset, SourceMap)}).