diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..113ca5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 125
diff --git a/cowsay/__main__.py b/cowsay/__main__.py
index 6fffa56..ad195d8 100644
--- a/cowsay/__main__.py
+++ b/cowsay/__main__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    cli()
\ No newline at end of file
+    cli()
diff --git a/cowsay/characters.py b/cowsay/characters.py
index 4a3579b..cdfdf43 100644
--- a/cowsay/characters.py
+++ b/cowsay/characters.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 CHARS = {
 
-"beavis" : r'''
+    "beavis": r'''
      \
       \
        \
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 ''',
 
-"cheese": r'''
+    "cheese": r'''
 \
  \
   \
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
        /___\  /___\
 ''',
 
-"daemon": r'''
+    "daemon": r'''
         \
          \
           \
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       `--{__________)        \/
 ''',
 
-"cow": r'''
+    "cow": r'''
 \
  \
    ^__^
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
        ||     ||
 ''',
 
-"dragon": r'''
+    "dragon": r'''
   \
    \
     \
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
                                                                   /.-~
 ''',
 
-"fox": r'''
+    "fox": r'''
  \
   \
    \
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
        _//    _// ~}
 ''',
 
-"ghostbusters": r'''
+    "ghostbusters": r'''
         \
          \
           \
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 ''',
 
 
-"kitty": r'''
+    "kitty": r'''
    \
     \
      \
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 ''',
 
 
-"meow": r"""
+    "meow": r"""
 \
  \
   \
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@
          (((__/(((_.' ((___..-'((__,'
 """,
 
-"miki": r'''
-\                                                      
+    "miki": r'''
+\
  \                  &************************&
   \             &******************************&
    \          &**********************************&
             &**************************************&
           &*****************************************&
-         &*******************************************& 
+         &*******************************************&
         &*********************************************&
        &***********************************************&
       &************************************************&
@@ -190,17 +190,17 @@
       &**********@*********************************&
       &*********@*********************************&
       &********@@*********************************&
-       &*******@@@@@@****************************&   
+       &*******@@@@@@****************************&
         &**************************************&
           &**************************************&
            &******@@@@@@@@@@@@*********************&
-             &*************************************&   
+             &*************************************&
                &************************************&
                      &*******************************&
                        &*****************************&
 ''',
 
-"milk": r'''
+    "milk": r'''
 \
  \
   \
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
        <__/    \__>
 ''',
 
-"pig": r'''
+    "pig": r'''
 \
  \
   \
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
                 /_]'  /_]'
 ''',
 
-"stegosaurus": r'''
+    "stegosaurus": r'''
       \
        \
         \
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 
 ''',
 
-"stimpy": r'''
+    "stimpy": r'''
  \
   \
    \
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
       (____(____)
 ''',
 
-"trex": r'''
+    "trex": r'''
        \
         \
          \
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
                                                 /"      "|
 ''',
 
-"turkey": r'''
+    "turkey": r'''
         \
          \
           \
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
                      ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^
 ''',
 
-"turtle": r'''
+    "turtle": r'''
   \
    \
     \
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
                    (_(___/                         \_____)_)
 ''',
 
-"tux": r'''
+    "tux": r'''
      \
       \
        \
diff --git a/cowsay/main.py b/cowsay/main.py
index 51e1087..dd12075 100644
--- a/cowsay/main.py
+++ b/cowsay/main.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def generate_bubble(text):
         output.append("| " + line + " " * (text_width - len(line) + 1) + "|")
     if len(lines) > 1:
         output.append(" \\" + " " * text_width + "/")
-    output.append("  " + "=" * text_width)                 
+    output.append("  " + "=" * text_width)
     return output
 
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def func(text, char_lines=char_lines):
     func.__name__ = char_name
     globals()[char_name] = func
     chars[char_name] = func
-    
+
 
 def get_output_string(char_name, text):
     if char_name in CHARS:
diff --git a/cowsay/test.py b/cowsay/test.py
index 263126a..bdff1e5 100644
--- a/cowsay/test.py
+++ b/cowsay/test.py
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
                                                               &*************************************&
                                                                 &************************************&
                                                                       &*******************************&
-                                                                        &*****************************& 
+                                                                        &*****************************&
 """
 
 
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def test_meow(self):
         output = delete_empty_lines(output)
         solution = delete_empty_lines(MEOW_SOLUTION)
         assert output == solution
-        
+
     def test_miki(self):
         output = capture_output(miki, (LOREM))
         output = delete_empty_lines(output)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 63ca4ab..a729b20 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
       long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
       zip_safe=False,
       classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
- )
+      )