Caitlin

“This is how colonialism works. It convinces us that the fallout from resistance is entirely our fault, that the immoral choice is resistance itself rather than the circumstances that demanded it.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“–I understand.

Yoo Jonghyuk was silent for a moment.

–You are talking as if you have regressed before.

–I don’t need to regress to understand.

I knew that I shouldn’t speak about understanding. Still, I wanted to say it. Since he wouldn’t receive understanding from anyone in the future, I thought I could say this.

[The character ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ is deeply shaken.]

[The character ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ has received a faint consolation.]”
― Singshong, 전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1]

“I take a longer look at the words on her headstone.
Brave, kind, loyal, sweet, loving, graceful, strong, thoughtful, funny, genuine, hopeful, playful, insightful, and on and on…
Was she, though? Was she any of those things? The words make me angry. I can’t look at them any longer.
Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?”
― Jennette McCurdy, I'm Glad My Mom Died

“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel