diff --git a/bpp b/bpp
index e92d50d..487639e 100755
--- a/bpp
+++ b/bpp
@@ -307,11 +307,11 @@ class Line
     
     until @text.empty?
 
-      if (match = /^["](?<string>[^"]+)["]/.match(@text))
+      if (match = /^["](?<string>[^"]*)["]/.match(@text))
         self << Literal.new(match["string"])
         @text = match.post_match.strip
         
-      elsif (match = /^(?<code>then\s*(go(sub|to))|then|go(sub|to))\s*(?<labels>[\w\s,.]+)+/
+      elsif (match = /^(?<code>go(sub|to))\s*(?<labels>[\w\s,.]+)+/
                      .match(@text))
 
         self << Code.new(match["code"])