I believe that 
split(/"|'/,<your funny string goes here)

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will do what you want. Here, let's test that supposition: 
#! /usr/local/bin/perl 

use strict;
use warnings;

my $str =qq(jfjsa as,.n d"fdsafjl"jop'fdsjklf fds'457"fjdsklaoir"jkl45
+;fs ier987543" fsdjkal");

my @arr = split(/'|"/,$str);

print("Number of bits: ", scalar(@arr),"\n");
print("Resultant array: " , join('  ', @arr), "\n");

exit(0)

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prints 
Resultant array: jfjsa as,.n d  fdsafjl  jop  fdsjklf fds  457  fjdskl
+aoir  jkl45;fs ier987543   fsdjkal

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In reply to Re: Split into array in a somewhat unconventional manner by Old_Gray_Bear
in thread Split into array in a somewhat unconventional manner by Anonymous Monk

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