diff --git a/ldt.lua b/ldt.lua
index 9794e89..6879199 100644
--- a/ldt.lua
+++ b/ldt.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 local C = require("curses")
 local re = require('re')
-local repr = require('repr')
 local ldb
 local AUTO = { }
 local PARENT = { }
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ do
       end
     end,
     setup_chstr = function(self, i)
-      local chstr = _assert(self.chstrs[i], "Failed to find chstrs[" .. tostring(repr(i)) .. "]")
+      local chstr = _assert(self.chstrs[i], "Failed to find chstrs[" .. tostring(i) .. "]")
       local x = 0
       for c = 1, #self.columns do
         local attr = self.colors[c](self, i)
@@ -665,7 +664,7 @@ make_lines = function(location, x, width)
     end
     return lines
   else
-    local str = repr(x, 2)
+    local str = tostring(x)
     if #str > width then
       str = str:sub(1, width - 3) .. '...'
     end
@@ -1118,13 +1117,6 @@ ldb = {
         table.insert(var_names, tostring(name))
         table.insert(values, value)
         stack_env[name] = value
-        _ = [[                if type(value) == 'function'
-                    info = debug.getinfo(value, 'nS')
-                    --values\add_line(("function: %s @ %s:%s")\format(info.name or '???', info.short_src, info.linedefined))
-                    table.insert(values, repr(info))
-                else
-                    table.insert(values, repr(value))
-                    ]]
       end
       local var_y = pads.stack.y + pads.stack.height
       local var_x = 0
@@ -1225,7 +1217,12 @@ ldb = {
         else
           local ret = run_fn()
           if ret ~= nil then
-            output = output .. ('= ' .. repr(ret) .. '\n')
+            output = output .. '= '
+            local bits = colored_repr(ret, SCREEN_W - 2, 4)
+            for i = 1, #bits - 1, 2 do
+              output = output .. bits[i]
+            end
+            output = output .. '\n'
           end
           local numlines = 0
           for nl in output:gmatch('\n') do
diff --git a/ldt.moon b/ldt.moon
index c234c85..3eccb2d 100644
--- a/ldt.moon
+++ b/ldt.moon
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 C = require "curses"
 re = require 're'
-repr = require 'repr'
 local ldb
 AUTO = {} -- Singleton
 PARENT = {} -- Singleton
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ class Pad
             @width = @_width + 2
 
     setup_chstr: (i)=>
-        chstr = _assert(@chstrs[i], "Failed to find chstrs[#{repr i}]")
+        chstr = _assert(@chstrs[i], "Failed to find chstrs[#{i}]")
         x = 0
         for c=1,#@columns
             attr = @colors[c](@, i)
@@ -417,7 +416,7 @@ make_lines = (location, x, width)->
                 table.insert lines, {:location, '{}', TYPE_COLORS.table}
             return lines
         else
-            str = repr(x,2)
+            str = tostring(x)
             if #str > width
                 str = str\sub(1,width-3)..'...'
             return {{:location, str, TYPE_COLORS[type(x)]}}
@@ -745,14 +744,6 @@ ldb = {
                 table.insert(var_names, tostring(name))
                 table.insert(values, value)
                 stack_env[name] = value
-                [[
-                if type(value) == 'function'
-                    info = debug.getinfo(value, 'nS')
-                    --values\add_line(("function: %s @ %s:%s")\format(info.name or '???', info.short_src, info.linedefined))
-                    table.insert(values, repr(info))
-                else
-                    table.insert(values, repr(value))
-                    ]]
             
             var_y = pads.stack.y + pads.stack.height
             var_x = 0
@@ -841,7 +832,11 @@ ldb = {
                     else
                         ret = run_fn!
                         if ret != nil
-                            output ..= '= '..repr(ret)..'\n'
+                            output ..= '= '
+                            bits = colored_repr(ret, SCREEN_W-2, 4)
+                            for i=1,#bits-1,2
+                                output ..= bits[i]
+                            output ..= '\n'
                         numlines = 0
                         for nl in output\gmatch('\n') do numlines += 1
                         stdscr\mvaddstr(SCREEN_H-numlines, 0, output)
diff --git a/repr.lua b/repr.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index ad54225..0000000
--- a/repr.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-local re = require 're'
-local _quote_state = {}
-local max = math.max
-local _quote_patt = re.compile("(({'\n' / '\"' / \"'\" / '\\'}->mark_char) / (']' ({'='*}->mark_eq) (']' / !.)) / .)*",
-    {mark_char=function(q)
-        if q == "\n" or q == "\\" then
-            _quote_state["'"] = false
-            _quote_state['"'] = false
-            if _quote_state.min_eq == nil then
-                _quote_state.min_eq = 0
-            end
-        elseif q == "'" then
-            _quote_state["'"] = false
-        elseif q == '"' then
-            _quote_state['"'] = false
-        end
-    end,
-    mark_eq=function(eq)
-        _quote_state.min_eq = max(_quote_state.min_eq or 0, #eq+1)
-    end})
-local function repr(x, depth)
-    -- Create a string representation of the object that is close to the lua code that will
-    -- reproduce the object (similar to Python's "repr" function)
-    depth = depth or 10
-    if depth == 0 then return "..." end
-    depth = depth - 1
-    local x_type = type(x)
-    if x_type == 'table' then
-        local ret = {}
-        local i = 1
-        for k, v in pairs(x) do
-            if k == i then
-                ret[#ret+1] = repr(x[i], depth)
-                i = i + 1
-            elseif type(k) == 'string' and k:match("[_a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*") then
-                ret[#ret+1] = k.."= "..repr(v,depth)
-            else
-                ret[#ret+1] = "["..repr(k,depth).."]= "..repr(v,depth)
-            end
-        end
-        return "{"..table.concat(ret, ", ").."}"
-    elseif x_type == 'string' then
-        if x == "\n" then
-            return "'\\n'"
-        end
-        _quote_state = {}
-        _quote_patt:match(x)
-        if _quote_state["'"] ~= false then
-            return "\'" .. x .. "\'"
-        elseif _quote_state['"'] ~= false then
-            return "\"" .. x .. "\""
-        else
-            local eq = ("="):rep(_quote_state.min_eq or 0)
-            -- BEWARE!!!
-            -- Lua's parser and syntax are dumb, so Lua interprets x[[=[asdf]=]] as
-            -- a function call to x (i.e. x("=[asdf]=")), instead of indexing x
-            -- (i.e. x["asdf"]), which it obviously should be. This can be fixed by
-            -- slapping spaces or parens around the [=[asdf]=].
-            if x:sub(1, 1) == "\n" then
-                return "["..eq.."[\n"..x.."]"..eq.."]"
-            else
-                return "["..eq.."["..x.."]"..eq.."]"
-            end
-        end
-    else
-        return tostring(x)
-    end
-end
-return repr