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“But nothing comes from scolding myself or hating myself for these feelings. I simply must accept that I have room for improvement, and consider these moments as constant opportunities for self-reflection, to feel shame and joy at having learned something new and to keep inching towards change...

The only way for me to become a better person is to go my way little by little, as tedious as that can be.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

“Nearly everything I know about love, I've learnt from my long-term friendships with women.”
― Dolly Alderton, Everything I Know About Love

“I hope you will listen to a certain overlooked and different voice within you. Because the human heart, even when it wants to die, quite often wants at the same time to eat some tteokbokki, too.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

“I used to love being alone. Lying in my bed as I read or daydreamed, taking walks, listening to music on the bus or subway, napping, all of these were my favourite times of the day. But for the past two weeks I've felt inundated by a strange feeling called 'boredom'.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki