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“there were three kinds of karma: the accumulated karma from all our past lives; the karma we created in this life; and the karma we stored to ripen in our future lives.”
― The Henna Artist
― The Henna Artist
“Sunja-ya, a woman’s life is endless work and suffering. There is suffering and then more suffering. It’s better to expect it, you know. You’re becoming a woman now, so you should be told this. For a woman, the man you marry will determine the quality of your life completely. A good man is a decent life, and a bad man is a cursed life—but no matter what, always expect suffering, and just keep working hard. No one will take care of a poor woman—just ourselves.”
― Pachinko
― Pachinko
“because she would not believe that she was no different than her parents, that seeing him as only Korean—good or bad—was the same as seeing him only as a bad Korean. She could not see his humanity, and Noa realized that this was what he wanted most of all: to be seen as human.”
― Pachinko
― Pachinko
“She embellished the facts, because she was aware that life is how we tell it, so why would she jot down trivia?”
― A Long Petal of the Sea
― A Long Petal of the Sea
“We cannot help but be interested in the stories of people that history pushes aside so thoughtlessly.”
― Pachinko
― Pachinko
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