"In Korea, a woman must first obey her father, then her husband when she becomes an ajuma, and finally obey her son as a halmoni. Any woman who violates or lives outside of these roles is called a ch'angyÅ (prostitute)."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Kim Hyesoon

#Husband Quotes #Father Quotes #Son Quotes

“As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The interest in the supernatural in a very generic sense and in the spiritual is not in itself a factor that helps the communication of the Christian faith.”
“Darkness deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight.”
“If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your lives.”
“Style is the feather in the arrow, not the feather in the cap.”

Source : George Sampson (2013). “Seven Essays”, p.67, Cambridge University Press
“Compared to the unleashed forces of warfare and of faith, Mount Vesuvius was kinder to the legacy of antiquity.”

Source : Stephen Greenblatt (2011). “The Swerve: How the World Became Modern”, p.86, W. W. Norton & Company
“I've been around the government system and believe me it's built to spend. You've got to change the system, otherwise it's like asking a cultivator to do what a combine does, it just doesn't fit, it won't get it done. You've got to change the system.”
“As the water pounded on my back, I reflected that I must be pretty simple. It didn't take much to make me happy. A long night with a dead guy had done the trick.”

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