diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3798818..ef09b34 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CFLAGS ?= -Wextra -Wall -O2
 
 .PHONY: all install uninstall clean
 
-nms: $(OBJ)/nmscharset.o $(OBJ)/nmstermio.o $(OBJ)/nmseffect.o $(OBJ)/nms.o | $(BIN)
+nms: $(OBJ)/input.o $(OBJ)/error.o $(OBJ)/nmscharset.o $(OBJ)/nmstermio.o $(OBJ)/nmseffect.o $(OBJ)/nms.o | $(BIN)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(BIN)/$@ $^
 
 sneakers: $(OBJ)/nmscharset.o $(OBJ)/nmstermio.o $(OBJ)/nmseffect.o $(OBJ)/sneakers.o | $(BIN)
diff --git a/src/error.c b/src/error.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3a8e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/error.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Brian Barto
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GPL License. See LICENSE for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#define ERROR_LIST_MAX		20
+#define ERROR_LENGTH_MAX	100
+
+static char error_stack[ERROR_LIST_MAX][ERROR_LENGTH_MAX];
+static int N = 0;
+
+void error_log(char *error, ...)
+{
+	va_list argList;
+
+	if (N < ERROR_LIST_MAX)
+	{
+		va_start(argList, error);
+		vsnprintf(error_stack[N++], ERROR_LENGTH_MAX - 1, error, argList);
+		va_end(argList);
+	}
+}
+
+void error_print(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = N-1; i >= 0; --i)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s ", error_stack[i]);
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+}
+
+char *error_get(void)
+{
+	if (N > 0)
+	{
+		return error_stack[--N];
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+void error_clear(void)
+{
+	N = 0;
+}
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diff --git a/src/error.h b/src/error.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daeec2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/error.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Brian Barto
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GPL License. See LICENSE for more details.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ERROR_H
+#define ERROR_H 1
+
+void error_log(char *, ...);
+void error_print(void);
+char *error_get(void);
+void error_clear(void);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e93a9fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Brian Barto
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GPL License. See LICENSE for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "input.h"
+#include "error.h"
+
+int input_get(unsigned char** dest, char *prompt)
+{
+	int r, input_len;
+	fd_set input_stream;
+	struct timeval timeout;
+	void *timeout_p;
+
+	FD_ZERO(&input_stream);
+	input_len = 0;
+
+	timeout.tv_sec  = 10;
+	timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+
+	if (isatty(STDIN_FILENO))
+	{
+		timeout_p = NULL;
+		if (prompt != NULL)
+		{
+			printf("%s", prompt);
+			fflush(stdout);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		timeout_p = &timeout;
+	}
+
+	FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &input_stream);
+	r = select(FD_SETSIZE, &input_stream, NULL, NULL, timeout_p);
+	if (r < 0)
+	{
+		error_log("Error while waiting for input data. Errno: %i", errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (r > 0)
+	{
+		r = ioctl(STDIN_FILENO, FIONREAD, &input_len);
+		if (r < 0)
+		{
+			error_log("Could not determine length of input. Errno: %i", errno);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (input_len > 0)
+		{
+			*dest = malloc(input_len);
+			if (*dest == NULL)
+			{
+				error_log("Memory allocation error.");
+				return -1;
+			}
+			r = read(STDIN_FILENO, *dest, input_len);
+			if (r < 0)
+			{
+				error_log("Input read error. Errno: %i", errno);
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	FD_CLR(STDIN_FILENO, &input_stream);
+
+	return input_len;
+}
+
+int input_get_str(char** dest, char *prompt)
+{
+	int r, i, input_len;
+	unsigned char *input;
+
+	r = input_get(&input, prompt);
+	if (r < 0)
+	{
+		error_log("Could not get input.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (r > 0)
+	{
+		if (input[r - 1] == '\n')
+		{
+			--r;
+			if (r > 0 && input[r - 1] == '\r')
+			{
+				--r;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (r == 0)
+	{
+		error_log("No input provided.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	input_len = r;
+
+	*dest = malloc(input_len + 1);
+	if (*dest == NULL)
+	{
+		error_log("Memory allocation error.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memset(*dest, 0, input_len + 1);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < input_len; ++i)
+	{
+		if (isascii(input[i]))
+		{
+			(*dest)[i] = input[i];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			error_log("Input contains non-ascii characters.");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	free(input);
+
+	return input_len;
+}
+
+int input_get_from_pipe(unsigned char** dest)
+{
+	int r;
+
+	if (isatty(STDIN_FILENO))
+	{
+		error_log("Input data from a piped or redirected source is required.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	r = input_get(dest, NULL);
+	if (r < 0)
+	{
+		error_log("Could not get input.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (r == 0)
+	{
+		error_log("No input provided.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return r;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/input.h b/src/input.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c774ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/input.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Brian Barto
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GPL License. See LICENSE for more details.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INPUT_H
+#define INPUT_H 1
+
+int input_get(unsigned char** dest, char *prompt);
+int input_get_str(char** dest, char *prompt);
+int input_get_from_pipe(unsigned char** dest);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nms.c b/src/nms.c
index 8a57efa..c7c1a44 100644
--- a/src/nms.c
+++ b/src/nms.c
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include "nmseffect.h"
+#include "input.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 #define VERSION                "0.3.3"
-#define INITIAL_CAPACITY       50
-#define INPUT_GROWTH_FACTOR    2
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	int c, o, i, inCapacity = INITIAL_CAPACITY;
-	char *input = NULL;
+	int r, o;
+	unsigned char *input;
+
+	input = NULL;
 
-	// Processing command arguments
 	while ((o = getopt(argc, argv, "f:ascv")) != -1) {
 		switch (o) {
 			case 'f':
@@ -45,32 +46,24 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 				return 1;
 		}
 	}
-	
-	// Allocate memory for our input buffer
-	if ((input = malloc(inCapacity + 1)) == NULL) {
-		fprintf (stderr, "Memory Allocation Error! Quitting...\n");
-		return 1;
+
+	r = input_get(&input, "Enter input: ");
+	if (r < 0)
+	{
+		error_log("Could not get input.");
+		error_print();
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+	else if (r == 0)
+	{
+		error_log("Input is empty.");
+		error_print();
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	// Geting input
-	for (i = 0; (c = getchar()) != EOF; ++i) {
-		if (i >= inCapacity) {
-			inCapacity *= INPUT_GROWTH_FACTOR;
-			input = realloc(input, inCapacity + 1);
-			if (input == NULL) {
-				fprintf (stderr, "Memory Allocation Error! Quitting...\n");
-				return 1;
-			}
-		}
-		input[i] = c;
-		input[i+1] = '\0';
-	}
+	r = nmseffect_exec(input, r);
 
-	// Execute effect
-	c = nmseffect_exec(input);
-
-	// Free allocated memory (not necessary here, but good practice)
 	free(input);
 
-	return 0;
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/nmseffect.c b/src/nmseffect.c
index b0eeb06..b86237c 100644
--- a/src/nmseffect.c
+++ b/src/nmseffect.c
@@ -58,19 +58,13 @@ static void nmseffect_sleep(int);
  * string that is provided as an argument. It returns the last character
  * pressed by the user.
  */
-char nmseffect_exec(char *string) {
+char nmseffect_exec(unsigned char *string, int string_len) {
 	struct charAttr *list_pointer = NULL;
 	struct charAttr *list_head    = NULL;
 	struct charAttr *list_temp    = NULL;
-	int i, revealed = 0;
+	int i, l, revealed = 0;
 	int maxRows, maxCols, curRow, curCol, origRow = 0, origCol = 0;
 	char ret = 0;
-
-	// Error if we have an empty string.
-	if (string == NULL || string[0] == '\0') {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Error. Empty string.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
 	
 	// Reassociate STDIN to the terminal if needed
 	if (!isatty(STDIN_FILENO) && !freopen ("/dev/tty", "r", stdin)) {
@@ -108,8 +102,8 @@ char nmseffect_exec(char *string) {
 	curCol = origCol;
 
 	// Processing input
-	for (i = 0; string[i] != '\0'; ++i) {
-		
+	for (i = 0; i < string_len; ++i) {
+
 		// Don't go beyond maxRows
 		if (curRow - origRow >= maxRows - 1) {
 			break;
@@ -125,11 +119,12 @@ char nmseffect_exec(char *string) {
 		}
 
 		// Get character's byte-length and store character.
-		if (mblen(&string[i], 4) > 0) {
-			list_pointer->source = malloc(mblen(&string[i], 4) + 1);
-			strncpy(list_pointer->source, &string[i], mblen(&string[i], 4));
-			list_pointer->source[mblen(&string[i], 4)] = '\0';
-			i += (mblen(&string[i], 4) - 1);
+		l = mblen((char *)&string[i], 4);
+		if (l > 0) {
+			list_pointer->source = malloc(l + 1);
+			memcpy(list_pointer->source, &string[i], l);
+			list_pointer->source[l] = '\0';
+			i += (l - 1);
 		} else {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Unknown character encountered. Quitting.\n");
 			nmstermio_restore_terminal();
diff --git a/src/nmseffect.h b/src/nmseffect.h
index 5c04c3d..69e93b4 100644
--- a/src/nmseffect.h
+++ b/src/nmseffect.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define NMSEFFECT_H 1
 
 // Function prototypes
-char nmseffect_exec(char *);
+char nmseffect_exec(unsigned char *, int string_len);
 void nmseffect_set_foregroundcolor(char *);
 void nmseffect_set_returnopts(char *);
 void nmseffect_set_autodecrypt(int);