“I will let go of you now. You were my secret. You were in my life, someone whose presence would never be guessed by anyone who knew me. Even though nobody knew that you were in my life, you were… — Kyung-Sook Shin Copy Share Image
“His eyebrows were jet black, as if they had been rubbed on with charcoal-- the kind of black that made you feel as if… — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“She said that cats were more attached to places than to people. And that was why cats are often found in abandoned houses.” — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“If only we could have met each other sooner. We had led such poor and fragile lives, each alone.” — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“Until last fall, you thought you knew your mom well-what your Mom like, what you had to do to appease her when she was… — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“What kind of writer are you?” You can’t think of a single sentence that would satisfy Hyong-chol. Your” — Kyung-Sook Shin Copy Share Image
“If I opened my mouth to say a single word, all of the other expired words would have followed and spilled to the ground,… — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“Architects have to know everything there is to know about a space. You have to know its past and present. That way you can… — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“You left this house whenever you wanted to, and came back at your whim, and you never once thought that your wife would be… — Kyung-Sook Shin Copy Share Image
“Is that how it goes with writing? That as long as you are writing, no time is ever completely in the past? Is this… — Kyung-Sook Shin Copy Share Image
“Growing old does not make us any better at loving one another or understanding the meaning of life or death. Nor does knowledge come… — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“Do fear and love same the same root? I wondered if he was really scared of them. He knew everything there was to know… — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“The candy melted smoothly and easily on my tongue. I had no idea anything in the world could taste like that. I thought i… — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
“You realize how selfish you were to wish that your wife survived you. It was your selfishness that made you deny that your wife… — Kyung-Sook Shin Copy Share Image
“You should only ask someone if they love you if you love them, regardless of what the answer might be.” — Kyung-sook Shin Copy Share Image
