diff --git a/lib/src/sql/thing.rs b/lib/src/sql/thing.rs
index 63c200ff..de724cfb 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/thing.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/thing.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ use crate::sql::id::{id, Id};
 use crate::sql::ident::ident_raw;
 use crate::sql::serde::is_internal_serialization;
 use derive::Store;
+use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::character::complete::char;
 use serde::ser::SerializeStruct;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt;
 
+const SINGLE: char = '\'';
+const DOUBLE: char = '"';
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Deserialize, Store)]
 pub struct Thing {
 	pub tb: String,
@@ -72,6 +76,15 @@ impl Serialize for Thing {
 }
 
 pub fn thing(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Thing> {
+	let (i, v) = thing_raw(i)?;
+	Ok((i, v))
+}
+
+fn thing_raw(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Thing> {
+	alt((thing_normal, thing_single, thing_double))(i)
+}
+
+fn thing_normal(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Thing> {
 	let (i, t) = ident_raw(i)?;
 	let (i, _) = char(':')(i)?;
 	let (i, v) = id(i)?;
@@ -84,6 +97,20 @@ pub fn thing(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Thing> {
 	))
 }
 
+fn thing_single(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Thing> {
+	let (i, _) = char(SINGLE)(i)?;
+	let (i, v) = thing_normal(i)?;
+	let (i, _) = char(SINGLE)(i)?;
+	Ok((i, v))
+}
+
+fn thing_double(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Thing> {
+	let (i, _) = char(DOUBLE)(i)?;
+	let (i, v) = thing_normal(i)?;
+	let (i, _) = char(DOUBLE)(i)?;
+	Ok((i, v))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
index 70a4e4f7..c966dad8 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
@@ -1179,6 +1179,7 @@ pub fn single(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 		map(datetime, Value::from),
 		map(duration, Value::from),
 		map(geometry, Value::from),
+		map(thing, Value::from),
 		map(unique, Value::from),
 		map(number, Value::from),
 		map(strand, Value::from),
@@ -1188,7 +1189,6 @@ pub fn single(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 		map(regex, Value::from),
 		map(model, Value::from),
 		map(idiom, Value::from),
-		map(thing, Value::from),
 	))(i)
 }
 
@@ -1204,6 +1204,8 @@ pub fn select(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 		map(datetime, Value::from),
 		map(duration, Value::from),
 		map(geometry, Value::from),
+		map(edges, Value::from),
+		map(thing, Value::from),
 		map(unique, Value::from),
 		map(number, Value::from),
 		map(strand, Value::from),
@@ -1212,8 +1214,6 @@ pub fn select(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 		map(param, Value::from),
 		map(regex, Value::from),
 		map(model, Value::from),
-		map(edges, Value::from),
-		map(thing, Value::from),
 		map(table, Value::from),
 	))(i)
 }
@@ -1238,6 +1238,7 @@ pub fn json(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 		map(datetime, Value::from),
 		map(duration, Value::from),
 		map(geometry, Value::from),
+		map(thing, Value::from),
 		map(unique, Value::from),
 		map(number, Value::from),
 		map(object, Value::from),