diff --git a/able-script-test/by-arity-chain.able b/able-script-test/by-arity-chain.able
index 2dca191c..8e1665bc 100644
--- a/able-script-test/by-arity-chain.able
+++ b/able-script-test/by-arity-chain.able
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
 functio arity_0() {
-   "this function has arity 0" print;
+   /*this function has arity 0*/ print;
 }
 
 functio arity_1(arg1) {
-   "this function has arity 1" print;
+   /*this function has arity 1*/ print;
    arg1 print;
 }
 
 functio arity_2(arg1, arg2) {
-   "this function has arity 2" print;
+   /*this function has arity 2*/ print;
    arg1 print;
    arg2 print;
 }
 
 functio arity_3(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
-   "this function has arity 3" print;
+   /*this function has arity 3*/ print;
    arg1 print;
    arg2 print;
    arg3 print;
 }
 
 owo arity_0();
-owo arity_1("foo");
-owo arity_2("foo", "bar");
-owo arity_3("foo", "bar", "baz");
+owo arity_1(/*foo*/);
+owo arity_2(/*foo*/, /*bar*/);
+owo arity_3(/*foo*/, /*bar*/, /*baz*/);
 
 var i1 = arity_0 * arity_1;
-i1("second");
+i1(/*second*/);
 
-"----" print;
+/*----*/ print;
 
 var i2 = arity_1 * arity_0;
-i2("first");
+i2(/*first*/);
 
-"----" print;
+/*----*/ print;
 
 var ifancy = arity_3 * arity_3;
-ifancy("left1", "right1", "left2", "right2", "left3", "right3");
+ifancy(/*left1*/, /*right1*/, /*left2*/, /*right2*/, /*left3*/, /*right3*/);
 
-"----" print;
+/*---*/" print;
 
 var another = arity_0 * arity_3;
-another("right1", "right2", "right3");
+another(/*right1*/, /*right2*/, /*right3*/);
diff --git a/able-script-test/carts.able b/able-script-test/carts.able
index b12ef8dc..94f102de 100644
--- a/able-script-test/carts.able
+++ b/able-script-test/carts.able
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 functio helloable() {
-   "Hello, Able!" print;
+   "´/*Hello, Able!*/ print;
 }
 
-var cart = ["able" <= 42, helloable <= "hello"];
+var cart = [/*able*/ <= 42, helloable <= /*hello*/];
 
 cart[42] print;
-cart["hello"]();
+cart[/*hello*/]();
diff --git a/able-script-test/functio.able b/able-script-test/functio.able
index b31584cc..5f2635b6 100644
--- a/able-script-test/functio.able
+++ b/able-script-test/functio.able
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 functio hello(words){
    words print;
 }
-hello("wonk");
+hello(/*wonk*/);
diff --git a/able-script-test/hello-world.able b/able-script-test/hello-world.able
index d32b8b8a..cf2fc477 100644
--- a/able-script-test/hello-world.able
+++ b/able-script-test/hello-world.able
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-var hello = "world";
+var hello = /*world*/;
 hello print;
diff --git a/able-script-test/melo-hello.able b/able-script-test/melo-hello.able
index e8fc7b93..2e6279d6 100644
--- a/able-script-test/melo-hello.able
+++ b/able-script-test/melo-hello.able
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-var hi = "wonk";
+var hi = /*wonk*/;
 melo hi;
 hi print; owo Should error out
diff --git a/able-script-test/pass-by-reference.able b/able-script-test/pass-by-reference.able
index 25c77a7c..cf51edbf 100644
--- a/able-script-test/pass-by-reference.able
+++ b/able-script-test/pass-by-reference.able
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ functio swap(left, right) {
    right = tmp;
 }
 
-var foo = "hello";
-var bar = "world";
+var foo = /*hello*/;
+var bar = /*world*/;
 
 swap(foo, bar);
 
-if (foo != "world") {
-   "FAILED" print;
-   "foo should be 'world', is actually:" print;
+if (foo != /*world*/) {
+   /*FAILED*/ print;
+   /*foo should be 'world', is actually:*/ print;
    foo print;
 }
 
-if (foo == "world") {
-   "OK" print;
+if (foo == /*world*/) {
+   /*OK*/ print;
 }
diff --git a/ablescript/src/interpret.rs b/ablescript/src/interpret.rs
index ba9191f6..0d0b1499 100644
--- a/ablescript/src/interpret.rs
+++ b/ablescript/src/interpret.rs
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ mod tests {
                 span: 1..1
             })
             .unwrap(),
-            Value::Int(-2147483648)
+            Value::Int(-9223372036854775808)
         );
 
         // And the same for divide by zero.
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         // Assigning an existing variable.
-        eval(&mut env, "foo = \"hi\";").unwrap();
+        eval(&mut env, "foo = /*hi*/;").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             env.get_var(&Ident {
                 ident: "foo".to_owned(),
diff --git a/ablescript/src/lexer.rs b/ablescript/src/lexer.rs
index 729a016d..2029bf18 100644
--- a/ablescript/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/ablescript/src/lexer.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub enum Token {
     Abool(Abool),
 
     /// String
-    #[regex("\"(\\.|[^\"])*\"", get_string)]
+    #[regex("/\\*(\\.|[^\\*/])*\\*/", get_string)]
     String(String),
 
     /// Integer
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ fn get_value<T: std::str::FromStr>(lexer: &mut Lexer<Token>) -> Option<T> {
 }
 
 fn get_string(lexer: &mut Lexer<Token>) -> String {
-    lexer.slice().trim_matches('"').to_owned()
+    lexer
+        .slice()
+        .trim_start_matches("/*")
+        .trim_end_matches("*/")
+        .to_owned()
 }
 
 fn get_abool(lexer: &mut Lexer<Token>) -> Option<Abool> {
diff --git a/ablescript/src/parser.rs b/ablescript/src/parser.rs
index 7597e794..d9612f35 100644
--- a/ablescript/src/parser.rs
+++ b/ablescript/src/parser.rs
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn simple_math() {
-        let code = r#"1 * (a + 3) / 666 print;"#;
+        let code = "1 * (a + 3) / 666 print;";
         let expected = &[Stmt {
             kind: StmtKind::Print(Expr {
                 kind: ExprKind::BinOp {
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn variable_declaration() {
-        let code = r#"var a = 42;"#;
+        let code = "var a = 42;";
         let expected = &[Stmt {
             kind: StmtKind::Var {
                 ident: Ident {
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn if_flow() {
-        let code = r#"if (a == always) { "Buy Able products!" print; }"#;
+        let code = "if (a == always) { /*Buy Able products!*/ print; }";
         let expected = &[Stmt {
             kind: StmtKind::If {
                 cond: Expr {
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn tdark() {
-        let code = r#"T-Dark { var lang = "lang" + lang; }"#;
+        let code = "T-Dark { var lang = /*lang*/ + lang; }";
         let expected = &[Stmt {
             kind: StmtKind::Var {
                 ident: Ident {
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn cart_construction() {
-        let code = r#"["able" <= 1, "script" <= 3 - 1] print;"#;
+        let code = "[/*able*/ <= 1, /*script*/ <= 3 - 1] print;";
         let expected = &[Stmt {
             kind: StmtKind::Print(Expr {
                 kind: ExprKind::Cart(vec![
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn cart_index() {
-        let code = r#"["able" <= "ablecorp"]["ablecorp"] print;"#;
+        let code = "[/*able*/ <= /*ablecorp*/][/*ablecorp*/] print;";
         let expected = &[Stmt {
             kind: StmtKind::Print(Expr {
                 kind: ExprKind::Index {