diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 50fa549..94ffedb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,102 +1,107 @@
 (function () {
   "use strict";
 
-  var typeOf = require('remedial').typeOf
-    ;
+  var typeOf = require('remedial').typeOf,
+    maxText = 60,
+    wrap = require('wordwrap')(maxText);
 
   function stringify(data) {
-    var handlers
-      , indentLevel = ''
-      ;
+    var handlers, indentLevel = '';
 
     handlers = {
-        "undefined": function () {
-          // objects will not have `undefined` converted to `null`
-          // as this may have unintended consequences
-          // For arrays, however, this behavior seems appropriate
-          return 'null';
-        }
-      , "null": function () {
-          return 'null';
-        }
-      , "number": function (x) {
-          return x;
-        }
-      , "boolean": function (x) {
-          return x ? 'true' : 'false';
-        }
-      , "string": function (x) {
-          // to avoid the string "true" being confused with the
-          // the literal `true`, we always wrap strings in quotes
+      "undefined": function () {
+        // objects will not have `undefined` converted to `null`
+        // as this may have unintended consequences
+        // For arrays, however, this behavior seems appropriate
+        return 'null';
+      },
+      "null": function () {
+        return 'null';
+      },
+      "number": function (x) {
+        return x;
+      },
+      "boolean": function (x) {
+        return x ? 'true' : 'false';
+      },
+      "string": function (x) {
+        var output = '|';
+        if (x.length <= maxText && x.indexOf('\n') === -1) {
           return JSON.stringify(x);
         }
-      , "date": function(x) {
-          return x.toJSON();
-        }
-      , "array": function (x) {
-          var output = ''
-            ;
+        var text = wrap(x).split(/\\n|\n/);
+        indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/$/, '  ');
+        text.forEach(function (y) {
+          output += '\n' + indentLevel + y;
 
-          if (0 === x.length) {
-            output += '[]';
-            return output;
-          }
+        });
+        indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/  /, '');
 
-          indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/$/, '  ');
-          x.forEach(function (y) {
-            // TODO how should `undefined` be handled?
-            var handler = handlers[typeOf(y)]
-              ;
-
-            if (!handler) {
-              throw new Error('what the crap: ' + typeOf(y));
-            }
-
-            output += '\n' + indentLevel + '- ' + handler(y);
-
-          });
-          indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/  /, '');
+        return output;
+      },
+      "date": function (x) {
+        return x.toJSON();
+      },
+      "array": function (x) {
+        var output = '';
 
+        if (0 === x.length) {
+          output += '[]';
           return output;
         }
-      , "object": function (x) {
-          var output = ''
-            ;
 
-          if (0 === Object.keys(x).length) {
-            output += '{}';
-            return output;
+        indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/$/, '  ');
+        x.forEach(function (y) {
+          // TODO how should `undefined` be handled?
+          var handler = handlers[typeOf(y)];
+
+          if (!handler) {
+            throw new Error('what the crap: ' + typeOf(y));
           }
 
-          indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/$/, '  ');
-          Object.keys(x).forEach(function (k) {
-            var val = x[k]
-              , handler = handlers[typeOf(val)]
-              ;
+          output += '\n' + indentLevel + '- ' + handler(y);
 
-            if ('undefined' === typeof val) {
-              // the user should do
-              // delete obj.key
-              // and not
-              // obj.key = undefined
-              // but we'll error on the side of caution
-              return;
-            }
+        });
+        indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/  /, '');
 
-            if (!handler) {
-              throw new Error('what the crap: ' + typeOf(val));
-            }
-
-            output += '\n' + indentLevel + k + ': ' + handler(val);
-          });
-          indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/  /, '');
+        return output;
+      },
+      "object": function (x) {
+        var output = '';
 
+        if (0 === Object.keys(x).length) {
+          output += '{}';
           return output;
         }
-      , "function": function () {
-          // TODO this should throw or otherwise be ignored
-          return '[object Function]';
-        }
+
+        indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/$/, '  ');
+        Object.keys(x).forEach(function (k) {
+          var val = x[k],
+            handler = handlers[typeOf(val)];
+
+          if ('undefined' === typeof val) {
+            // the user should do
+            // delete obj.key
+            // and not
+            // obj.key = undefined
+            // but we'll error on the side of caution
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (!handler) {
+            throw new Error('what the crap: ' + typeOf(val));
+          }
+
+          output += '\n' + indentLevel + k + ': ' + handler(val);
+        });
+        indentLevel = indentLevel.replace(/  /, '');
+
+        return output;
+      },
+      "function": function () {
+        // TODO this should throw or otherwise be ignored
+        return '[object Function]';
+      }
     };
 
     return '---' + handlers[typeOf(data)](data) + '\n';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1210279..44bb3c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
   },
   "test": "echo 'error no test'; exit 1",
   "dependencies": {
-    "remedial": "1.x"
+    "remedial": "1.x",
+    "wordwrap": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "preferGlobal": true