“She now understood that the world wasn’t kind to young women, especially when they behaved in ways men didn’t like, and spoke truths that men weren’t ready to hear.”
― Sorcery of Thorns
― Sorcery of Thorns
“Maps are love letters written to times and places their makers had explored.”
― The Cartographers
― The Cartographers
“Books are not meant to remain in your mind, but in your heart. Maybe they exist in your mind too, but as something more than memories. At a crossroads in life, a forgotten sentence or a story from years ago can come back to offer an invisible hand and guide you to a decision. Personally, I feel like the books I've read led me to make the choices I've made in life. While I may not remember all the details, the stories continue to exert a quiet influence on me.”
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
“Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous. It is a more powerful weapon than any sword or spell.”
― Sorcery of Thorns
― Sorcery of Thorns
“In this moment, I don't feel beautiful. Nor do I feel very brave, my hands trembling. But there's a warmth in my chest that nothing and no one can take from me. This is the strength I call upon now, because even if I am afraid, I know I've chosen this.
I am the maker of my own destiny.”
― The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
I am the maker of my own destiny.”
― The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
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