diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index b61f1b1..9e6d161 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -135,14 +135,9 @@ bool Reader::readValue() {
   bool successful = true;
 
   if (collectComments_ && !commentsBefore_.empty()) {
-    // Remove newline characters at the end of the comments
-    size_t lastNonNewline = commentsBefore_.find_last_not_of("\r\n");
-    if (lastNonNewline != std::string::npos) {
-      commentsBefore_.erase(lastNonNewline + 1);
-    } else {
-      commentsBefore_.clear();
-    }
-
+    // Remove newline at the end of the comment
+    if (commentsBefore_[commentsBefore_.size() - 1] == '\n')
+      commentsBefore_.resize(commentsBefore_.size() - 1);
     currentValue().setComment(commentsBefore_, commentBefore);
     commentsBefore_ = "";
   }
@@ -337,14 +332,34 @@ bool Reader::readComment() {
   return true;
 }
 
+static std::string normalizeEOL(Reader::Location begin, Reader::Location end) {
+  std::string normalized;
+  normalized.reserve(end - begin);
+  Reader::Location current = begin;
+  while (current != end) {
+    char c = *current++;
+    if (c == '\r') {
+      if (current != end && *current == '\n')
+         // convert dos EOL
+         ++current;
+      // convert Mac EOL
+      normalized += '\n';
+    } else {
+      normalized += c;
+    }
+  }
+  return normalized;
+}
+
 void
 Reader::addComment(Location begin, Location end, CommentPlacement placement) {
   assert(collectComments_);
+  const std::string& normalized = normalizeEOL(begin, end);
   if (placement == commentAfterOnSameLine) {
     assert(lastValue_ != 0);
-    lastValue_->setComment(std::string(begin, end), placement);
+    lastValue_->setComment(normalized, placement);
   } else {
-    commentsBefore_ += std::string(begin, end);
+    commentsBefore_ += normalized;
   }
 }
 
@@ -360,8 +375,15 @@ bool Reader::readCStyleComment() {
 bool Reader::readCppStyleComment() {
   while (current_ != end_) {
     Char c = getNextChar();
-    if (c == '\r' || c == '\n')
+    if (c == '\n')
       break;
+    if (c == '\r') {
+      // Consume DOS EOL. It will be normalized in addComment.
+      if (current_ != end_ && *current_ == '\n')
+        getNextChar();
+      // Break on Moc OS 9 EOL.
+      break;
+    }
   }
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
index 5113c38..778661c 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
@@ -421,26 +421,27 @@ void StyledWriter::writeCommentBeforeValue(const Value& root) {
 
   document_ += "\n";
   writeIndent();
-  std::string normalizedComment = normalizeEOL(root.getComment(commentBefore));
-  std::string::const_iterator iter = normalizedComment.begin();
-  while (iter != normalizedComment.end()) {
+  const std::string& comment = root.getComment(commentBefore);
+  std::string::const_iterator iter = comment.begin();
+  while (iter != comment.end()) {
     document_ += *iter;
-    if (*iter == '\n' && *(iter + 1) == '/')
+    if (*iter == '\n' &&
+       (iter != comment.end() && *(iter + 1) == '/'))
       writeIndent();
     ++iter;
   }
 
-  // Comments are stripped of newlines, so add one here
+  // Comments are stripped of trailing newlines, so add one here
   document_ += "\n";
 }
 
 void StyledWriter::writeCommentAfterValueOnSameLine(const Value& root) {
   if (root.hasComment(commentAfterOnSameLine))
-    document_ += " " + normalizeEOL(root.getComment(commentAfterOnSameLine));
+    document_ += " " + root.getComment(commentAfterOnSameLine);
 
   if (root.hasComment(commentAfter)) {
     document_ += "\n";
-    document_ += normalizeEOL(root.getComment(commentAfter));
+    document_ += root.getComment(commentAfter);
     document_ += "\n";
   }
 }
@@ -451,25 +452,6 @@ bool StyledWriter::hasCommentForValue(const Value& value) {
          value.hasComment(commentAfter);
 }
 
-std::string StyledWriter::normalizeEOL(const std::string& text) {
-  std::string normalized;
-  normalized.reserve(text.length());
-  const char* begin = text.c_str();
-  const char* end = begin + text.length();
-  const char* current = begin;
-  while (current != end) {
-    char c = *current++;
-    if (c == '\r') // mac or dos EOL
-    {
-      if (*current == '\n') // convert dos EOL
-        ++current;
-      normalized += '\n';
-    } else // handle unix EOL & other char
-      normalized += c;
-  }
-  return normalized;
-}
-
 // Class StyledStreamWriter
 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -646,17 +628,17 @@ void StyledStreamWriter::unindent() {
 void StyledStreamWriter::writeCommentBeforeValue(const Value& root) {
   if (!root.hasComment(commentBefore))
     return;
-  *document_ << normalizeEOL(root.getComment(commentBefore));
+  *document_ << root.getComment(commentBefore);
   *document_ << "\n";
 }
 
 void StyledStreamWriter::writeCommentAfterValueOnSameLine(const Value& root) {
   if (root.hasComment(commentAfterOnSameLine))
-    *document_ << " " + normalizeEOL(root.getComment(commentAfterOnSameLine));
+    *document_ << " " + root.getComment(commentAfterOnSameLine);
 
   if (root.hasComment(commentAfter)) {
     *document_ << "\n";
-    *document_ << normalizeEOL(root.getComment(commentAfter));
+    *document_ << root.getComment(commentAfter);
     *document_ << "\n";
   }
 }
@@ -667,25 +649,6 @@ bool StyledStreamWriter::hasCommentForValue(const Value& value) {
          value.hasComment(commentAfter);
 }
 
-std::string StyledStreamWriter::normalizeEOL(const std::string& text) {
-  std::string normalized;
-  normalized.reserve(text.length());
-  const char* begin = text.c_str();
-  const char* end = begin + text.length();
-  const char* current = begin;
-  while (current != end) {
-    char c = *current++;
-    if (c == '\r') // mac or dos EOL
-    {
-      if (*current == '\n') // convert dos EOL
-        ++current;
-      normalized += '\n';
-    } else // handle unix EOL & other char
-      normalized += c;
-  }
-  return normalized;
-}
-
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& sout, const Value& root) {
   Json::StyledStreamWriter writer;
   writer.write(sout, root);