diff --git a/inspect.lua b/inspect.lua
index 2a81b20..38004d2 100644
--- a/inspect.lua
+++ b/inspect.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 
 -- public function
 
+-- Apostrophizes the string if it has quotes, but not aphostrophes
+-- Otherwise, it returns regular a requilar quoted string
+local function smartQuote(str)
+  if string.match( string.gsub(str,"[^'\"]",""), '^"+$' ) then
+    return "'" .. str .. "'"
+  end
+  return string.format("%q", str )
+end
+
+
 local Buffer = {}
 
 function Buffer:new()
@@ -26,7 +36,10 @@ end
 
 function Buffer:addValue(v)
   local tv = type(v)
-  if tv == 'table' then
+  
+  if tv == 'string' then
+    self:add(smartQuote(string.gsub( v, "\n", "\\n" )))
+  elseif tv == 'table' then
     self:add('{')
     for i=1, #v do
       if i > 1 then self:add(', ') end
@@ -39,10 +52,6 @@ function Buffer:addValue(v)
   return self
 end
 
-local function newBuffer()
-
-end
-
 local function inspect(t)
   return tostring(Buffer:new():addValue(t))
 end
diff --git a/spec/inspect_spec.lua b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
index 7a631e1..6a45179 100644
--- a/spec/inspect_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ context( 'inspect', function()
     assert_equal(inspect(-3.14), "-3.14")
   end)
 
+  test('Should work with strings', function()
+    assert_equal(inspect("hello"), '"hello"')
+    assert_equal(inspect('I have "quotes"'), "'I have \"quotes\"'")
+    assert_equal(inspect("I have \"quotes\" and 'apostrophes'"), '"I have \\"quotes\\" and \'apostrophes\'"')
+    assert_equal(inspect('I have \n new \n lines'), '"I have \\\\n new \\\\n lines"')
+  end)
+
   test('Should work with simple array-like tables', function()
     assert_equal(inspect({1,2,3}), "{1, 2, 3}" )
   end)