diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 and this project adheres to
 [Haskell Package Versioning Policy](https://pvp.haskell.org/).
 
+## [1.0.7.0] - 2026-01-25
+### Removed
+- Deprecated `Language.GraphQL.Class.gql` (moved to `Language.GraphQL.TH`).
+
+### Added
+- `String` instances from `ToGraphQL` and `FromGraphQL`.
+
 ## [1.0.6.0] - 2024-12-06
 ### Added
 - `Language.GraphQL.Class.gql` is moved to `Language.GraphQL.TH` where it was
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@
 - JSON serialization.
 - Test helpers.
 
+[1.0.7.0]: https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/graphql-spice/compare/v1.0.6.0...v1.0.7.0
 [1.0.6.0]: https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/graphql-spice/compare/v1.0.5.0...v1.0.6.0
 [1.0.5.0]: https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/graphql-spice/compare/v1.0.4.0...v1.0.5.0
 [1.0.4.0]: https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/graphql-spice/compare/v1.0.3.0...v1.0.4.0
diff --git a/graphql-spice.cabal b/graphql-spice.cabal
--- a/graphql-spice.cabal
+++ b/graphql-spice.cabal
@@ -1,54 +1,55 @@
-cabal-version:      3.0
+cabal-version: 3.0
 
-name:               graphql-spice
-version:            1.0.6.0
-synopsis:           GraphQL with batteries
-description:        Various extensions and convenience functions for the core
-                    graphql package.
-category:           Language
-homepage:           https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/graphql-spice
-bug-reports:        https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/graphql-spice/issues
-author:             Eugen Wissner <belka@caraus.de>
-maintainer:         belka@caraus.de
-copyright:          (c) 2021-2024 Eugen Wissner
-license:            MPL-2.0
-license-files:      LICENSE
-build-type:         Simple
+name: graphql-spice
+version: 1.0.7.0
+synopsis: GraphQL with batteries
+description: Various extensions and convenience functions for the core
+             graphql package.
+category: Language
+homepage: https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/graphql-spice
+bug-reports: https://issues.caraus.tech/projects/graphql/issues
+author: Eugen Wissner <belka@caraus.de>
+maintainer: belka@caraus.de
+copyright: (c) 2021-2026 Eugen Wissner
+license: MPL-2.0
+license-files: LICENSE
+build-type: Simple
 extra-source-files: CHANGELOG.md
 tested-with:
-  GHC == 9.8.2
+  GHC == 9.12.2,
+  GHC == 9.14.1
 
 source-repository head
   type: git
   location: https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/graphql-spice.git
 
 library
-    exposed-modules:
-      Language.GraphQL.Class
-      Language.GraphQL.JSON
-      Language.GraphQL.Resolver
-      Language.GraphQL.TH
-      Test.Hspec.GraphQL
-    other-modules:
-    hs-source-dirs:   src
-    ghc-options: -Wall
-    build-depends:
-      aeson >= 2.0.3 && < 2.3,
-      base >= 4.7 && < 5,
-      conduit ^>= 1.3.4,
-      containers >= 0.6 && < 0.8,
-      exceptions ^>= 0.10.4,
-      hspec-expectations >= 0.8.2 && < 0.9,
-      graphql ^>= 1.5.0,
-      megaparsec >= 9.0 && < 10,
-      scientific ^>= 0.3.7,
-      template-haskell >= 2.16 && < 3,
-      text >= 1.2 && < 3,
-      time >= 1.12.2 && < 1.15,
-      transformers >= 0.5.6 && < 0.7,
-      vector >= 0.12 && < 0.14,
-      unordered-containers ^>= 0.2.16
-    default-language: Haskell2010
+  exposed-modules:
+    Language.GraphQL.Class
+    Language.GraphQL.JSON
+    Language.GraphQL.Resolver
+    Language.GraphQL.TH
+    Test.Hspec.GraphQL
+  other-modules:
+  hs-source-dirs: src
+  ghc-options: -Wall
+  build-depends:
+    aeson >= 2.0.3 && < 2.3,
+    base >= 4.15 && < 5,
+    conduit ^>= 1.3.4,
+    containers >= 0.6 && < 0.9,
+    exceptions ^>= 0.10.4,
+    hspec-expectations >= 0.8.2 && < 0.9,
+    graphql ^>= 1.5.0,
+    megaparsec >= 9.0 && < 10,
+    scientific ^>= 0.3.7,
+    template-haskell >= 2.16 && < 3,
+    text >= 1.2 && < 3,
+    time >= 1.12.2 && < 1.16,
+    transformers >= 0.5.6 && < 0.7,
+    vector >= 0.12 && < 0.14,
+    unordered-containers ^>= 0.2.16
+  default-language: Haskell2010
 
 test-suite graphql-test
   type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
diff --git a/src/Language/GraphQL/Class.hs b/src/Language/GraphQL/Class.hs
--- a/src/Language/GraphQL/Class.hs
+++ b/src/Language/GraphQL/Class.hs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     , ToGraphQL(..)
     , deriveFromGraphQL
     , deriveToGraphQL
-    , gql
     ) where
 
 import Data.Int (Int8, Int16, Int32, Int64)
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
     , Dec(..)
     , Exp(..)
     , Info(..)
-    , Lit(..)
     , Quote(..)
     , Name
     , Q
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@
     , litP
     , wildP
     )
-import Language.Haskell.TH.Quote (QuasiQuoter(..))
 import Data.Foldable (Foldable(..))
 import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as HashMap
 import qualified Language.GraphQL.Type as Type
@@ -110,6 +107,10 @@
   where
     toGraphQL = Type.String
 
+instance ToGraphQL String
+  where
+    toGraphQL = Type.String . Text.pack
+
 instance ToGraphQL Int
   where
     toGraphQL = Type.Int . fromIntegral
@@ -222,6 +223,11 @@
     fromGraphQL (Type.String value) = Just value
     fromGraphQL _ = Nothing
 
+instance FromGraphQL String
+  where
+    fromGraphQL (Type.String value) = Just $ Text.unpack value
+    fromGraphQL _ = Nothing
+
 instance FromGraphQL Int
   where
     fromGraphQL = fromGraphQLToIntegral
@@ -459,40 +465,3 @@
         [ litE (stringL $ nameBase name')
         , [|toGraphQL $(varE alias)|]
         ]
-
-stripIndentation :: String -> String
-stripIndentation code = reverse
-    $ dropWhile isLineBreak
-    $ reverse
-    $ unlines
-    $ indent spaces <$> lines' withoutLeadingNewlines
-  where
-    indent 0 xs = xs
-    indent count (' ' : xs) = indent (count - 1) xs
-    indent _ xs = xs
-    withoutLeadingNewlines = dropWhile isLineBreak code
-    spaces = length $ takeWhile (== ' ') withoutLeadingNewlines
-    lines' "" = []
-    lines' string =
-        let (line, rest) = break isLineBreak string
-            reminder =
-                case rest of
-                    [] -> []
-                    '\r' : '\n' : strippedString -> lines' strippedString
-                    _ : strippedString -> lines' strippedString
-         in line : reminder
-    isLineBreak = flip any ['\n', '\r'] . (==)
-
--- | Removes leading and trailing newlines. Indentation of the first line is
--- removed from each line of the string.
-{-# DEPRECATED gql "Use Language.GraphQL.TH.gql instead" #-}
-gql :: QuasiQuoter
-gql = QuasiQuoter
-    { quoteExp = pure . LitE . StringL . stripIndentation
-    , quotePat = const
-        $ fail "Illegal gql QuasiQuote (allowed as expression only, used as a pattern)"
-    , quoteType = const
-        $ fail "Illegal gql QuasiQuote (allowed as expression only, used as a type)"
-    , quoteDec = const
-        $ fail "Illegal gql QuasiQuote (allowed as expression only, used as a declaration)"
-    }
