diff --git a/src/tools/parser.c b/src/tools/parser.c
index 12508c8..ca8af77 100644
--- a/src/tools/parser.c
+++ b/src/tools/parser.c
@@ -36,17 +36,35 @@ static const char *skip_whitespace(const char *ptr) {
 }
 
 // Parse a token (atom)
-static char *parse_token(const char **ptr) {
+static char *parse_token(const char **ptr, int line) {
     const char *start = *ptr;
     
     // Skip leading whitespace
     start = skip_whitespace(start);
-    if (!*start) return NULL;
+    if (!*start) {
+        printf("Error at line:%d\n", line);
+        return NULL;
+    }
     
     const char *end = start;
     
-    // Handle parentheses specially
-    if (*end == '(' || *end == ')') {
+    // Handle quoted strings
+    if (*start == '"') {
+        end++; // Skip opening quote
+        // Read until closing quote or end of string
+        while (*end && *end != '"') {
+            if (*end == '\\' && *(end + 1)) {
+                end += 2; // Skip escaped character
+            } else {
+                end++;
+            }
+        }
+        if (*end == '"') {
+            end++; // Include closing quote
+        }
+    }
+    // Handle parentheses as separate tokens
+    else if (*end == '(' || *end == ')') {
         end++;
     } else {
         // Read until whitespace or parentheses
@@ -71,7 +89,6 @@ static ExprNode *parse_list(const char **ptr, int line) {
     // Skip the opening parenthesis
     (*ptr)++;
     
-    // Parse the operator (first token)
     *ptr = skip_whitespace(*ptr);
     if (**ptr == ')') {
         // Empty list
@@ -79,38 +96,28 @@ static ExprNode *parse_list(const char **ptr, int line) {
         return expr_node_create("nil", line);
     }
     
-    // Parse the operator/first element
-    char *op_token = parse_token(ptr);
-    if (!op_token) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Expected operator at line %d\n", line);
-        return NULL;
-    }
+    // Parse all children first
+    ExprNode **temp_children = NULL;
+    size_t temp_count = 0;
     
-    ExprNode *node = expr_node_create(op_token, line);
-    free(op_token);
-    
-    // Parse children
     while (**ptr && **ptr != ')') {
-        *ptr = skip_whitespace(*ptr);
-        if (**ptr == ')') break;
-        
         ExprNode *child = parse_expression(ptr, line);
         if (child) {
-            // Resize children array properly
-            ExprNode **new_children = (ExprNode **)safe_malloc(sizeof(ExprNode *) * (node->child_count + 1));
+            // Resize temp children array
+            ExprNode **new_temp = (ExprNode **)safe_malloc(sizeof(ExprNode *) * (temp_count + 1));
             
             // Copy existing children
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < node->child_count; i++) {
-                new_children[i] = node->children[i];
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < temp_count; i++) {
+                new_temp[i] = temp_children[i];
             }
             
             // Add new child
-            new_children[node->child_count] = child;
+            new_temp[temp_count] = child;
+            temp_count++;
             
             // Free old array and update
-            free(node->children);
-            node->children = new_children;
-            node->child_count++;
+            free(temp_children);
+            temp_children = new_temp;
         }
         
         *ptr = skip_whitespace(*ptr);
@@ -122,6 +129,32 @@ static ExprNode *parse_list(const char **ptr, int line) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error: Missing closing parenthesis at line %d\n", line);
     }
     
+    // Create the actual node
+    ExprNode *node;
+    if (temp_count > 0 && temp_children[0]->child_count == 0) {
+        // First child is an atom, use it as the operator
+        node = expr_node_create(temp_children[0]->token, line);
+        // Move remaining children
+        node->child_count = temp_count - 1;
+        if (node->child_count > 0) {
+            node->children = (ExprNode **)safe_malloc(sizeof(ExprNode *) * node->child_count);
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < node->child_count; i++) {
+                node->children[i] = temp_children[i + 1];
+            }
+        }
+        // Free the first child since we used its token
+        expr_free(temp_children[0]);
+    } else {
+        // No operator or first child is a list
+        node = expr_node_create("list", line);
+        node->children = temp_children;
+        node->child_count = temp_count;
+    }
+    
+    if (temp_count == 0) {
+        free(temp_children);
+    }
+    
     return node;
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +168,7 @@ static ExprNode *parse_expression(const char **ptr, int line) {
         return parse_list(ptr, line);
     } else {
         // Parse atom
-        char *token = parse_token(ptr);
+        char *token = parse_token(ptr, line);
         if (token) {
             ExprNode *node = expr_node_create(token, line);
             free(token);