jules

“a woman’s life is endless work and suffering.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

“What Sunja liked about lovemaking was the gentle touching as well as the powerful desires of his body. She liked how his face changed from grave to innocent in those moments.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

“So I learned early on that the most painful thing in the world is uncertainty. Not knowing whom to trust. Not knowing who will stay. The only way to ensure that you don’t get left behind is for you to be the one to leave.”
― Juhea Kim, City of Night Birds

“And for the first time since Norivun had taken me from my village four months ago, I truly felt like a queen ascending to her destined throne.”
― Krista Street, Thorns of Frost