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The almost total lack of public outcry in the United States regarding the censorship of books and the heisting of language that names reality in order to contest oppression “may prove to be the keystone of our undoing.”28
“She doesn’t see the point in staying alive only to do all the same things that made her want to die.”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
“I just mean, a story can be beautiful not because of the way it ends. But because of the way it’s written.”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
“Life is too complicated and expansive to be judged solely by the career you have. You could be unhappy doing something you liked, just as it was possible to do what you didn't like but derive happiness from something entirely different.”
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
“Instead of agonising over what you should do, think about putting effort into whatever you're doing. It's more important to try your best in whatever you do, no matter how small it may seem. All your effort will add up to something.”
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
“Words are power, her father once told her after reciting one of his political poems. The more words you know, the more powerful you become. That is why the Japanese outlaw our native language. They are limiting our power by limiting our words.”
― White Chrysanthemum
― White Chrysanthemum
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