diff --git a/src/apfl.h b/src/apfl.h
index e0df0a3..165f2b8 100644
--- a/src/apfl.h
+++ b/src/apfl.h
@@ -601,6 +601,14 @@ void apfl_iterative_runner_destroy(apfl_iterative_runner);
 // Get the type of a value on the stack
 enum apfl_value_type apfl_get_type(apfl_ctx, apfl_stackidx);
 
+// Push a nil onto the stack
+enum apfl_result apfl_push_nil(apfl_ctx);
+// Push a boolean onto the stack
+enum apfl_result apfl_push_bool(apfl_ctx, bool);
+// Push a number onto the stack
+enum apfl_result apfl_push_number(apfl_ctx, apfl_number);
+// Push a string onto the stack
+enum apfl_result apfl_push_string_view_copy(apfl_ctx, struct apfl_string_view);
 // Create a new empty list on the stack
 enum apfl_result apfl_list_create(apfl_ctx, size_t initial_capacity);
 // Append a value to a list. The value will be dropped.
diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index eb7040b..c703678 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "context.h"
 #include "gc.h"
 #include "hashmap.h"
+#include "internal.h"
 #include "resizable.h"
 #include "value.h"
 
@@ -240,6 +241,60 @@ apfl_ctx_destroy(apfl_ctx ctx)
                                                                  \
     return APFL_RESULT_OK;
 
+enum apfl_result
+apfl_push_nil(apfl_ctx ctx)
+{
+    return apfl_stack_push(ctx, (struct apfl_value) {
+        .type = VALUE_NIL,
+    }) ? APFL_RESULT_OK : APFL_RESULT_ERR;
+}
+
+enum apfl_result
+apfl_push_bool(apfl_ctx ctx, bool b)
+{
+    return apfl_stack_push(ctx, (struct apfl_value) {
+        .type = VALUE_BOOLEAN,
+        .boolean = b,
+    }) ? APFL_RESULT_OK : APFL_RESULT_ERR;
+}
+
+enum apfl_result
+apfl_push_number(apfl_ctx ctx, apfl_number num)
+{
+    return apfl_stack_push(ctx, (struct apfl_value) {
+        .type = VALUE_NUMBER,
+        .number = num,
+    }) ? APFL_RESULT_OK : APFL_RESULT_ERR;
+}
+
+static struct apfl_string *
+new_copied_string(struct gc *gc, struct apfl_string_view sv)
+{
+    struct apfl_string s = apfl_string_blank();
+    if (!apfl_string_copy(gc->allocator, &s, sv)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    struct apfl_string *out = apfl_string_move_into_new_gc_string(gc, &s);
+    if (out == NULL) {
+        apfl_string_deinit(gc->allocator, &s);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return out;
+}
+
+enum apfl_result
+apfl_push_string_view_copy(apfl_ctx ctx, struct apfl_string_view sv)
+{
+    CREATE_GC_OBJECT_VALUE_ON_STACK(
+        ctx,
+        VALUE_STRING,
+        string,
+        new_copied_string(&ctx->gc, sv)
+    )
+}
+
 enum apfl_result
 apfl_list_create(apfl_ctx ctx, size_t initial_cap)
 {
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 8cab423..84013a5 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -90,23 +90,14 @@ evaluate(apfl_ctx ctx, size_t *i, struct instruction_list *ilist)
     assert(*i < ilist->len);
     switch (ilist->instructions[(*i)++].instruction) {
     case INSN_NIL:
-        return stack_push_or_fatal(ctx, (struct apfl_value) {.type = VALUE_NIL});
+        return apfl_push_nil(ctx);
     case INSN_TRUE:
-        return stack_push_or_fatal(ctx, (struct apfl_value) {
-            .type = VALUE_BOOLEAN,
-            .boolean = true,
-        });
+        return apfl_push_bool(ctx, true);
     case INSN_FALSE:
-        return stack_push_or_fatal(ctx, (struct apfl_value) {
-            .type = VALUE_BOOLEAN,
-            .boolean = true,
-        });
+        return apfl_push_bool(ctx, false);
     case INSN_NUMBER:
         TRY(get_argument(i, ilist, &arg));
-        return stack_push_or_fatal(ctx, (struct apfl_value) {
-            .type = VALUE_NUMBER,
-            .number = arg.number,
-        });
+        return apfl_push_number(ctx, arg.number);
     case INSN_STRING:
         TRY(get_argument(i, ilist, &arg));
         return stack_push_or_fatal(ctx, (struct apfl_value) {