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“And you … You came all this way to find your father … If you were my daughter, I would be proud of you. And if your father were here, he would be proud too.”
― June Hur, The Forest of Stolen Girls

“Girls disappear every day. Jeju women, especially, disappear all the time once they are older. They think they are free to act without restrictions and so venture out into the world. They disappear to live with their sweethearts, to hide their pregnancies, to sell themselves, to become gisaengs. The reasons are endless.”
― June Hur, The Forest of Stolen Girls

“Sometimes people smile at you when you walk by, and it makes you feel as if you have money. I can’t explain how, but it just does.”
― Louisa Onomé, Like Home

“Your life isn’t meant to be used up to fulfill another person’s dream. That’s what Mother told me. And I’m sure if Father had known your true feelings he would have said the same.”
― June Hur, The Forest of Stolen Girls