diff --git a/hello_world.lisp b/hello_world.lisp
index 7a8ecc8..9861d6f 100644
--- a/hello_world.lisp
+++ b/hello_world.lisp
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-(print "Hello, world!")
+;; to run, use "sbcl --script hello_world.lisp", for example
+(write-line "Hello World")
+(quit)
+
+;; use (print "Hello, world!") to output the sting with the double-quotes and escape characters to serve as input