diff --git a/crates/codegen/src/cpp.rs b/crates/codegen/src/cpp.rs
index f3fe831..ec8529f 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/src/cpp.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/src/cpp.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ impl Codegen {
             IRKind::Intrinsic { name, args } => {
                 match name.as_str() {
                     "write" => { format!("hazure_write({}){}\n", self.gen_ir(&args[0], false), semicolon!()) },
-                    "read" => { format!("hazure_read(){}\n", semicolon!()) },
+                    "read"  => { format!("hazure_read(){}\n", semicolon!()) },
+                    "write_file" => { format!("hazure_write({}){}\n", self.gen_ir(&args[0], false), semicolon!()) },
+                    "read_file"  => { format!("hazure_read_file({}){}\n", self.gen_ir(&args[0], false), semicolon!()) },
                     "time" => { format!("hazure_get_time(){}\n", semicolon!()) },
                     _ => unreachable!(format!("Unknown intrinsic: {}", name)) // Shoul be handled by lowering
                 }
diff --git a/crates/hir/src/lib.rs b/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
index cc57b41..1f35542 100644
--- a/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 use std::ops::Range;
 use parser::Expr;
 
-const INTRINSICS: [&str; 3] = [
+const INTRINSICS: [&str; 5] = [
     "write",
     "read",
+    "write_file",
+    "read_file",
     "time",
 ];
 
diff --git a/example/quine.hz b/example/quine.hz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62451d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/quine.hz
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun main: int = do
+    @read_file("./example/quine.hz") -- Run this from root folder
+    |> @write();
+end;
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diff --git a/lib/io.hpp b/lib/io.hpp
index 592c926..d6b9b85 100644
--- a/lib/io.hpp
+++ b/lib/io.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
 
 template<typename T>
 /**
@@ -19,4 +21,33 @@ template<typename T>
  */
 void hazure_write(T x) {
     std::cout << x;
+}
+
+/*
+ * @brief Read the value from the file and return it.
+ * 
+ * @param file_name The name of the file to read from.
+ * @return std::string The value read from the file.
+ */
+std::string hazure_read_file(std::string filename) {
+    std::ifstream file(filename);
+    std::string content((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(file)),
+                        (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()));
+    return content;
+}
+
+/*
+ * @brief Write string to file.
+ * 
+ * @param filename The file name to write to.
+ * @param content The content to write.
+ */
+void hazure_write_file(std::string filename, std::string content) {
+    std::ofstream file(filename);
+    if (file.is_open()) {
+        file << content;
+        file.close();
+    } else {
+        std::cerr << "Unable to open " << filename << std::endl;
+    }
 }
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