user input errors illegal start of expression and type

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import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;

class Question {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    try {
      BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
      String input = in.readLine();
      if ("you're my daddy.".equals(input)) {
        System.out.println("correct");
      } else {
        System.out.println("try again");
      }
    } catch (IOException ex) {
      System.out.println("Error reading from System.in");
    }
  }
}

Another hint for String comparisons:
It is better to put the String constant in the first place of the comparison to avoid NullPointerExceptions.

if ("you're my daddy.".equals(input)) {
  // ...
}

And a brief explanation of why == is not correct here:
This checks if two objects are the same (identity). Every time you write “you’re my daddy.” a new String is created. Therefore the comparison with == would never be true although the content of the String is identical.

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