diff --git a/src/main/java/serene/simple/Reader.java b/src/main/java/serene/simple/Reader.java
index c334513..daa32c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/serene/simple/Reader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/serene/simple/Reader.java
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ public class Reader {
 
     char c = (char) inputStream.read();
     while ((byte) c != -1) {
+      if (c == ';') {
+        break;
+      }
+
       inputStream.unread(c);
       nodes.add(readNode(inputStream));
       skipWhiteSpaces(inputStream);
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ public class Reader {
 
   private static Node readString(PushbackReader inputStream) throws IOException {
     char opening = (char) inputStream.read();
-    assert opening == '"' : "Strings should start with \"";
+    assert opening == '"' : "Strings should start with '\"'";
     String str = "";
 
     while (true) {
@@ -127,7 +131,29 @@ public class Reader {
     };
 
     return new StringNode(str);
+  }
 
+  private static char readAndIgnoreComments(PushbackReader inputStream) throws IOException {
+    char firstChar = (char) inputStream.read();
+    System.out.println("RAIC");
+    System.out.println(firstChar);
+
+    if (firstChar == ';') {
+      while(true) {
+        char ch = (char) inputStream.read();
+        System.out.println("T");
+        System.out.println(ch);
+
+        if(ch == -1 || ch == '\n') {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      return readAndIgnoreComments(inputStream);
+    }
+    else {
+      System.out.println("F");
+      return firstChar;
+    }
   }
 
   private static void skipWhiteSpaces(PushbackReader inputStream) throws IOException {