diff --git a/demo/demo.rpy b/demo/demo.rpy
index f41016c..d986d46 100644
--- a/demo/demo.rpy
+++ b/demo/demo.rpy
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ what the heck
 "this is a string with a # comment"
 "this is a string over
 multiple lines"
-"this is \"escaped\""
-'this is a single quote string'
-'this also has escaped \'quotes\''
 this is cool # comment
 
 huh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d6fb698..8670d77 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,22 +19,11 @@ pub fn parse(file_path: &str) {
                 for token in line.into_inner() {
                     match token.as_rule() {
                         Rule::token => {
-                            let token = token.into_inner().next().unwrap();
-                            match token.as_rule() {
-                                Rule::string => {
-                                    let string_data = token.into_inner().next().unwrap();
-                                    let str = string_data.as_str();
-                                    println!("string: {}", match string_data.as_rule() {
-                                        Rule::single_quote_string_data => str.replace("\\'", "'"),
-                                        Rule::double_quote_string_data => str.replace("\\\"", "\""),
-                                        _ => unreachable!(),
-                                    });
-                                },
-                                Rule::keyword => println!("keyword: {}", token.as_str()),
-                                _ => unreachable!(),
-                            };
+                            println!("{}", token.as_str());
                         },
-                        _ => unreachable!(),
+                        _ => {
+                            println!("{}", token.as_str());
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 println!()
diff --git a/src/rpy.pest b/src/rpy.pest
index 6ffbdbf..5fdaf5d 100644
--- a/src/rpy.pest
+++ b/src/rpy.pest
@@ -13,18 +13,10 @@ token = { string | keyword }
 // has to be atomic for no implicit separate (spaces)
 keyword = @{ (!(WHITESPACE | NEWLINE) ~ ANY)+ }
 
-single_quote_string_data = @{ (
-    "\\'" // Escaped single quotes
-    | (!"'" ~ ANY)
-)* }
-double_quote_string_data = @{ (
-    "\\\"" // Escaped double quotes
-    | (!"\"" ~ ANY)
-)* }
-string = ${
-    ("'" ~ single_quote_string_data ~ "'")
-    | ("\"" ~ double_quote_string_data ~ "\"")
-}
+// strings cannot contain quotes
+// TODO: escaped quotes
+string_data = @{ (!"\"" ~ ANY)* }
+string = ${ "\"" ~ string_data ~ "\"" }
 
 // comments are a # followed by
 // any number of non-newline characters