diff --git a/lib/cli.sh b/lib/cli.sh
index 31e653c..ff0ed72 100644
--- a/lib/cli.sh
+++ b/lib/cli.sh
@@ -41,12 +41,21 @@ parse_ws() {
 }
 
 parse_word() {
-  local arg line=$1
+  local arg line=$1 instr=0
 
   while (( ${#line} )); do
     local next=${line:0:1}
 
-    if [[ $next != [[:space:]] ]]; then
+    if ! (( instr )) && [[ $next = \" ]]; then
+      instr=1
+      line=${line:1}
+    elif (( instr )) && [[ $next = \" ]]; then
+      instr=0
+      line=${line:1}
+    elif (( instr )); then
+      arg+=$next
+      line=${line:1}
+    elif [[ $next != [[:space:]] ]]; then
       arg+=$next
       line=${line:1}
     else