diff --git a/flavor_test.go b/flavor_test.go
index ff9520c..3d21d8a 100644
--- a/flavor_test.go
+++ b/flavor_test.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func ExampleFlavor_Interpolate_sqlite() {
 	fmt.Println(err)
 
 	// Output:
-	// SELECT name FROM user WHERE id <> 1234 AND name = 'Charmy Liu' AND desc LIKE '%mother\'s day%'
+	// SELECT name FROM user WHERE id <> 1234 AND name = 'Charmy Liu' AND desc LIKE '%mother''s day%'
 	// <nil>
 }
 
diff --git a/interpolate.go b/interpolate.go
index c6eb1db..59abaa6 100644
--- a/interpolate.go
+++ b/interpolate.go
@@ -785,36 +785,68 @@ func quoteStringValue(buf []byte, s string, flavor Flavor) []byte {
 	for ; sz != 0; r, sz = utf8.DecodeRuneInString(s) {
 		switch r {
 		case '\x00':
-			buf = append(buf, "\\0"...)
-
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite:
+				buf = append(buf, `'||char(0)||'`...)
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\0`...)
+			}
 		case '\b':
-			buf = append(buf, "\\b"...)
-
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite:
+				buf = append(buf, '\b')
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\b`...)
+			}
 		case '\n':
-			buf = append(buf, "\\n"...)
-
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite:
+				buf = append(buf, '\n')
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\n`...)
+			}
 		case '\r':
-			buf = append(buf, "\\r"...)
-
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite:
+				buf = append(buf, '\r')
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\r`...)
+			}
 		case '\t':
-			buf = append(buf, "\\t"...)
-
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite:
+				buf = append(buf, '\t')
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\t`...)
+			}
 		case '\x1a':
-			buf = append(buf, "\\Z"...)
-
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite:
+				buf = append(buf, '\x1a')
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\Z`...)
+			}
 		case '\'':
-			if flavor == CQL {
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite, CQL:
 				buf = append(buf, "''"...)
-			} else {
-				buf = append(buf, "\\'"...)
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\'`...)
 			}
-
 		case '"':
-			buf = append(buf, "\\\""...)
-
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite:
+				buf = append(buf, '"')
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\"`...)
+			}
 		case '\\':
-			buf = append(buf, "\\\\"...)
-
+			switch flavor {
+			case SQLite:
+				buf = append(buf, '\\')
+			default:
+				buf = append(buf, `\\`...)
+			}
 		default:
 			buf = append(buf, s[:sz]...)
 		}
diff --git a/interpolate_test.go b/interpolate_test.go
index eafd81c..454dfb4 100644
--- a/interpolate_test.go
+++ b/interpolate_test.go
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ func TestFlavorInterpolate(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			SQLite,
 			"SELECT * FROM a WHERE name = ? AND state IN (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", []interface{}{"I'm fine", 42, int8(8), int16(-16), int32(32), int64(64)},
-			"SELECT * FROM a WHERE name = 'I\\'m fine' AND state IN (42, 8, -16, 32, 64)", nil,
+			"SELECT * FROM a WHERE name = 'I''m fine' AND state IN (42, 8, -16, 32, 64)", nil,
 		},
 		{
 			SQLite,
 			"SELECT * FROM `a?` WHERE name = \"?\" AND state IN (?, '?', ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", []interface{}{"\r\n\b\t\x1a\x00\\\"'", uint(42), uint8(8), uint16(16), uint32(32), uint64(64), "useless"},
-			"SELECT * FROM `a?` WHERE name = \"?\" AND state IN ('\\r\\n\\b\\t\\Z\\0\\\\\\\"\\'', '?', 42, 8, 16, 32, 64)", nil,
+			"SELECT * FROM `a?` WHERE name = \"?\" AND state IN ('\r\n\b\t\x1a'||char(0)||'\\\"''', '?', 42, 8, 16, 32, 64)", nil,
 		},
 		{
 			SQLite,