Kelly

“Looking deep within myself is always difficult. Especially when I’m in the throes of negative emotion. How shall I describe it? It’s like I know everything is fine, but I can’t stop myself from endlessly checking to make sure it really is fine, and in the process I make myself miserable. Today was like that. I just felt like whining. And leaning on someone, and being sad. To me, sadness is the path of least resistance, the most familiar and close-at-hand emotion I have. A habit that has encrusted itself onto my everyday.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

“Your self-esteem determines how you feel about the sincerity of others.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

“What do I wish for? I want to love and be loved. Without suspicion, and with ease.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

“Hate was losing its emotional edge, becoming a common thing she lived with instead of a treasure she nursed.”
― Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters