diff --git a/Spyc.php b/Spyc.php
index 1e161f7..899672b 100644
--- a/Spyc.php
+++ b/Spyc.php
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ private function _yamlizeArray($array,$indent) {
   private function _dumpNode($key, $value, $indent, $previous_key = -1, $first_key = 0, $source_array = null) {
     // do some folding here, for blocks
     if (is_string ($value) && ((strpos($value,"\n") !== false || strpos($value,": ") !== false || strpos($value,"- ") !== false ||
-      strpos($value,"*") !== false || strpos($value,"#") !== false || strpos($value,"<") !== false || strpos($value,">") !== false || strpos ($value, '  ') !== false ||
+      strpos($value,"*") !== false || strpos($value,"#") !== false || strpos($value,"<") !== false || strpos($value,">") !== false || strpos ($value, '%') !== false || strpos ($value, '  ') !== false ||
       strpos($value,"[") !== false || strpos($value,"]") !== false || strpos($value,"{") !== false || strpos($value,"}") !== false) || strpos($value,"&") !== false || strpos($value, "'") !== false || strpos($value, "!") === 0 ||
       substr ($value, -1, 1) == ':')
     ) {
@@ -371,9 +371,17 @@ private function _doLiteralBlock($value,$indent) {
     }
     $exploded = explode("\n",$value);
     $newValue = '|';
-    $indent  += $this->_dumpIndent;
+    if (isset($exploded[0]) && ($exploded[0] == "|" || $exploded[0] == "|-" || $exploded[0] == ">")) {
+        $newValue = $exploded[0];
+        unset($exploded[0]);
+    }
+    $indent += $this->_dumpIndent;
     $spaces   = str_repeat(' ',$indent);
     foreach ($exploded as $line) {
+      $line = trim($line);
+      if (strpos($line, '"') === 0 && strrpos($line, '"') == (strlen($line)-1) || strpos($line, "'") === 0 && strrpos($line, "'") == (strlen($line)-1)) {
+        $line = substr($line, 1, -1);
+      }
       $newValue .= "\n" . $spaces . ($line);
     }
     return $newValue;
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9105de5..e5ab776 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     "autoload": {
         "files": [ "Spyc.php" ]
     },
+    "require-dev": {
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "4.3.*@dev"
+    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "0.5.x-dev"
diff --git a/tests/DumpTest.php b/tests/DumpTest.php
index 9c31e92..ac7774f 100644
--- a/tests/DumpTest.php
+++ b/tests/DumpTest.php
@@ -133,4 +133,64 @@ public function testHashesInKeys() {
       $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
     }
 
+    public function testParagraph() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => "|\n  value"));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey: |\n  value\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testParagraphTwo() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => 'Congrats, pimpt bedrijventerreinen pimpt bedrijventerreinen pimpt bedrijventerreinen!'));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey: >\n  Congrats, pimpt bedrijventerreinen pimpt\n  bedrijventerreinen pimpt\n  bedrijventerreinen!\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testString() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => array('key_one' => 'Congrats, pimpt bedrijventerreinen!')));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey:\n  key_one: Congrats, pimpt bedrijventerreinen!\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testStringLong() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => array('key_one' => 'Congrats, pimpt bedrijventerreinen pimpt bedrijventerreinen pimpt bedrijventerreinen!')));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey:\n  key_one: >\n    Congrats, pimpt bedrijventerreinen pimpt\n    bedrijventerreinen pimpt\n    bedrijventerreinen!\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testStringDoubleQuote() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => array('key_one' =>  array('key_two' => '"Système d\'e-réservation"'))));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey:\n  key_one:\n    key_two: |\n      Système d'e-réservation\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testLongStringDoubleQuote() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => array('key_one' =>  array('key_two' => '"Système d\'e-réservation bedrijventerreinen pimpt" bedrijventerreinen!'))));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey:\n  key_one:\n    key_two: |\n      \"Système d'e-réservation bedrijventerreinen pimpt\" bedrijventerreinen!\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testStringStartingWithSpace() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => array('key_one' => "    Congrats, pimpt bedrijventerreinen \n    pimpt bedrijventerreinen pimpt bedrijventerreinen!")));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey:\n  key_one: |\n    Congrats, pimpt bedrijventerreinen\n    pimpt bedrijventerreinen pimpt bedrijventerreinen!\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testPerCentOne() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => "%name%, pimpts bedrijventerreinen!"));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey: '%name%, pimpts bedrijventerreinen!'\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testPerCentAndSimpleQuote() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => "%name%, pimpt's bedrijventerreinen!"));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey: \"%name%, pimpt's bedrijventerreinen!\"\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
+    public function testPerCentAndDoubleQuote() {
+      $dump = Spyc::YAMLDump(array ('key' => '%name%, pimpt\'s "bed"rijventerreinen!'));
+      $awaiting = "---\nkey: |\n  %name%, pimpt's \"bed\"rijventerreinen!\n";
+      $this->assertEquals ($awaiting, $dump);
+    }
+
 }