diff --git a/src/compare/sexp.rs b/src/compare/sexp.rs
index 136c1e7b..2adf5454 100644
--- a/src/compare/sexp.rs
+++ b/src/compare/sexp.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 use nom::branch::alt;
+use nom::bytes::complete::escaped;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
 use nom::bytes::complete::take_till1;
 use nom::character::complete::multispace0;
 use nom::character::complete::multispace1;
+use nom::character::complete::one_of;
 use nom::combinator::not;
 use nom::combinator::peek;
 use nom::multi::separated_list1;
@@ -32,7 +34,11 @@ fn token<'s>(input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Token<'s>> {
 #[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
 fn list<'s>(input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Token<'s>> {
     let (remaining, opening_paren) = tag("(")(input)?;
-    let (remaining, children) = delimited(multispace0, separated_list1(multispace1, token), multispace0)(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, children) = delimited(
+        multispace0,
+        separated_list1(multispace1, token),
+        multispace0,
+    )(remaining)?;
     let (remaining, closing_paren) = tag(")")(remaining)?;
     Ok((remaining, Token::List(children)))
 }
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ fn list<'s>(input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Token<'s>> {
 #[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
 fn atom<'s>(input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Token<'s>> {
     not(peek(tag(")")))(input)?;
-    unquoted_atom(input)
+    alt((quoted_atom, unquoted_atom))(input)
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
@@ -52,6 +58,41 @@ fn unquoted_atom<'s>(input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Token<'s>> {
     Ok((remaining, Token::Atom(body)))
 }
 
+#[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
+fn quoted_atom<'s>(input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Token<'s>> {
+    let (remaining, _) = tag(r#"""#)(input)?;
+    let (remaining, _) = escaped(
+        take_till1(|c| match c {
+            '\\' | '"' => true,
+            _ => false,
+        }),
+        '\\',
+        one_of(r#"""#),
+    )(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _) = tag(r#"""#)(remaining)?;
+    let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
+    Ok((remaining, Token::Atom(source)))
+}
+
+/// Get a slice of the string that was consumed in a parser using the original input to the parser and the remaining input after the parser.
+fn get_consumed<'s>(input: &'s str, remaining: &'s str) -> &'s str {
+    assert!(is_slice_of(input, remaining));
+    let source = {
+        let offset = remaining.as_ptr() as usize - input.as_ptr() as usize;
+        &input[..offset]
+    };
+    source
+}
+
+/// Check if the child string slice is a slice of the parent string slice.
+fn is_slice_of(parent: &str, child: &str) -> bool {
+    let parent_start = parent.as_ptr() as usize;
+    let parent_end = parent_start + parent.len();
+    let child_start = child.as_ptr() as usize;
+    let child_end = child_start + child.len();
+    child_start >= parent_start && child_end <= parent_end
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -66,4 +107,15 @@ mod tests {
             Token::List(_) => true,
         });
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn quoted() {
+        let input = r#"  ("foo" bar baz )  "#;
+        let (remaining, parsed) = sexp(input).expect("Parse the input");
+        assert_eq!(remaining, "");
+        assert!(match parsed {
+            Token::Atom(_) => false,
+            Token::List(_) => true,
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/org_compare.rs b/src/org_compare.rs
index 76ce3b91..6a06a0f8 100644
--- a/src/org_compare.rs
+++ b/src/org_compare.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod init_tracing;
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     init_telemetry()?;
     // emacs_parse_org_document("./org_mode_samples/footnote_definition/simple.org")?;
-    sexp("  (foo bar baz )  ")?;
+    sexp(r#"  ("foo" bar baz )  "#)?;
     shutdown_telemetry()?;
     Ok(())
 }