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“A man who talks sometimes unnecessary, awful, and irrelevant and the tongue is more than that, but if it slips, then it brings only darkness in life and that is sometimes for the lifetime.”
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“It is impossible for light not to get noticed, especially in the dark.”
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“Who can name a death that was not tragic?” the speaker asks. “Is there a way for us to find meaning in the losses we've suffered? Who can say that one soul has a heavier grievance than another? We were all victims. We need to forgive each other.”
Remember? Yes. Forgive? No.”
― The Island of Sea Women
Remember? Yes. Forgive? No.”
― The Island of Sea Women
“Many Monk, Sadhus and Yogis have been saying that if you do good karma after you die you will get a good place in heaven. I can say there is no other heaven than the beautiful earth. So welcome to heaven, save and cherish it. Live here to fullest because you have got this chance once in this heaven. You must have done something very good.”
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“Fall down eight times, stand up nine. For me, this saying is less about the dead paving the way for future generations than it is for the women of Jeju. We suffer and suffer and suffer, but we also keep getting up. We keep living. You would not be here if you weren't brave. Now you need to be braver still.”
― The Island of Sea Women
― The Island of Sea Women
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