*** FRAGMENT FROM "Regexp Quote-Like Operators" in perlop ***

 q/STRING/
 'STRING'
     A single-quoted, literal string.  A backslash represents a back-
     slash unless followed by the delimiter or another backslash, in
     which case the delimiter or backslash is interpolated.

         $foo = q!I said, "You said, 'She said it.'"!;
         $bar = q('This is it.');
         $baz = '\n';                # a two-character string