Noemie

“Just as the mermaid princess lost her voice in exchange for legs, do middle-aged men lose their hiccups in exchange for backward ideas? The witch's spell flashed through Jiyoung's mind. Mother's rage put a stopper in Father's twaddle and restored his hiccups.”
― Cho Nam-Joo, 82년생 김지영

“Tell me - don't I deserve to drink a 1500-won cup of coffee? I don't care if it's 1500 won or 15 million won. It's nobody's business what I do with the money my husband made. Am I stealing from you? I suffered deathly pain having our child. My routine, my career, my dreams, my entire life, my self - I gave it all up to raise our child. And I've become vermin. What do I do now?”
― Cho Nam-Joo, 82년생 김지영

“She waved him off saying she was too old to learn new things. She was thirty-five at the time.”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

“How can you say something so backward in this day and age? Jiyoung, don’t stay out of trouble. Run wild! Run wild, you hear me?”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982