Favourite Quotes

"Why? Am I not worth having feelings for? Is that it?"

"Later on, I asked Yeong-hui this. 'How did you learn to draw so well?' Yeong-hui told me that she drew me whenever she missed me or got lonely, which is how she became so good at it. I didn't know what to say to that. I couldn't imagine how lonely she must've been and how much she must've missed me for a person like her to become this great of an artist. I was too scared to find out."

"It was fun to watch. The love you had. I wanted to know if love really existed in this world. Love does exist..."

"I saw someone so beautiful here that I fell in love at first sight. It was snowing that day. It was an opening exhibition for an artist. It was boring, so I was about to leave. But then... I saw a girl standing in front of a piece for a long time. Just like you back there. And one day, I ran into her again. I was startled. If I believed in fate, I would have felt that this was it."

"Did you know? That darned love, which can be sparked up by a shared glance and a slight touch, was also in here."

 "Why?! Why do you speak only of him? You stand in front of me. You are within arm's reach. Yu look into my eyes. Why do you... speak only of Yeok?"

"I cannot bear it any longer. Knowing everything but pretending not to. Being suspicious but pretending not to be. Being anxious but pretending not to be. I cannot do it anymore."

"I have nothing to give to you... other than my dead heart."

"How do you expect to push me away with your feelings?"

“I never thought that the three years we had, with the two years added on top right now, would still not compare to the three months you had with Chen Xin Yi.”

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“People say that a girl is just too innocent when she is fooled for the first time. But she is too naive if she is fooled for the second time. And if she is fooled for the third time, she is simply stupid.”

“I only know that the first time is only an accident. The second time is inevitable. And the third time is by fate.”

“Don’t you understand? Even if I’m well again, without her, I am no different than being dead.”

"Love is to have trust, not control."

“Dad, you’re much too opinionated. Ever since I graduated, you have been protecting me. Whether I excel or fail, it is never a reflection of my true abilities. I want to experience the world outside. Can you stop holding my hand? Let go.”

“Zhou Zhou is your child, not an item you own.”

"People become a wisp of smoke after they die, no longer able to feel injustice or fear. She’s free now."

"Possession is the beginning of losing it."

“I will use my own money to buy my own purse to create my own story.”

"People… why do we spin endlessly on and on? Is all our spinning round and round just for the sake of that certain someone? Or, is the thing we’re always searching for actually ourselves?"

“Could you let me wipe your tears dry? Could you let me listen to what’s in your heart? Could you let me be your friend? But not just a friend… Could you let me love you?”

"I may be able to lie to the whole world, but I can’t lie to myself. Indeed, I am depressed. It’s because, I can’t bear to lose my best friend."

“I finally came to know the reason why Da Ren Ge decided to go to Singapore. Because he can’t love you. He’s indeed trying hard not to love you. But he failed.”

"I want to change, the habit of always forgetting my wallet. I want to change, the habit of always loving the taste of beer. I want to change, the habit of always eating at night. There’s a lot I want to change...  Sometimes I think the habit I should change seems to be ‘looking for Li Da Ren for a chat’."

“Why is my mood still so down? Because there’s nothing to be high about. Then, why are you still feeling so sad? Because yesterday, today, tomorrow, are all the same day. Why do you really want to cry? Because my life is always the same.”

"Why am I feeling so down? Why am I feeling so sad? Why… so depressed? Why… do I want to cry? It’s definitely not because of Li Da Ren."

"Why does 'being familiar’ make 'I love you’ so difficult? "

"The thing that makes you shine, is not a diamond, but your eyes after you cried. "

"Don’t be someone’s bookmark, but be a book worth reading again and again."

"Why does my heart feel so sad? Why do I feel so unhappy?"

"Why? Why didn’t you fight back?”

 “If I lifted a finger… I wouldn’t have been able to protect you. I’ll just say this… I even know that you were the decoy.”

“If you knew, why did you come?!”

“Isn’t it obvious? It’s because I love you. I love you.”

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“For me, to decide everything… is the same as going shopping overseas. If I give up the chance to shop, and come back to Japan, then that means I can’t get it anymore. I think that it’s normal for humans… to live and think to themselves, ‘ah, if only I took the chance that one time.' But, for me, it’s one thing that I don’t like. I don’t want to live with regrets. I want to be myself, to live the way I want.”

“Yuki, I… I liked Hanazawa Rui a lot. Up until recently, my heart was completely filled up with thoughts of Hanazawa Rui. But earlier, he was… When Domyouji was walking with Sakurako… I knew it was nothing, but… My chest was stinging with pain. I couldn’t help feeling hurt.”

"Don’t play around with me!! Is that all I am to you?! If you don’t want it anymore, what good does it do for me?! This doesn’t make me sad at all! Listen, I… I… I don’t want anyone… I don’t want anyone but you, Makino!”

“You know, when you cut a fig in half, it looks like a heart. That’s why they say its bitter-sweetness is the flavor of love. But to me, the flavor of love… tastes like… that lousy cookie you made.”

"I was running with all my strength a year ago. Each time I went back, for Rei’s sake, I ran with all my strength multiple times. To change Rei’s crying face to a smiling face… I ran with all my strength. Because I wanted to see Rei so badly, I ran with all my strength. Because I wanted to give Rei my second button, I ran with all my strength. Because I didn’t want Rei to regret anything… I ran with all my strength. Because I wanted to be the first person to greet her on her twentieth birthday… I ran with all my strength. Because I wanted to tell her ‘I love you’, I ran with all my strength. Because I didn’t want to be forgotten by Rei, I threw with all my strength. Because I wanted to propose to Rei, I ran with all my strength. Because I was afraid of losing her, I ran with all my strength. Ever since a year ago, I have been running with all my strength for Rei. Because I didn’t want to get separated from her… no matter what, I wanted to tell her I loved her… that I wanted to make her the happiest person in the world… I ran with all my strength. Those feelings slowly came back and without realizing it, I felt like crying. Although I still had things left over… I’ve been running away this past year… I felt it within the pits of stomach."

"I love Rei. Yes… A love which brings me to tears."

“I’m sure that the closer the other person is to you, the further the distance is to that second button. Although he’s always near me, still he’s so far away…”

"While I’m laughing and thinking of how stupid he is, his purity glared at me too much. My heart is hurting."

“Why are you resigning yourself to the same failure again? Why were you depending on the right timing and opportunity? ‘When this signal changes, you will confess.’ 'After this car passes by, you’ll confess.’ 'When there’s only the two of us, I will confess my feelings!’ Because you got hung up on such tiny things, you wouldn’t be able to catch this vast happiness!”

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"What does this DKNY mean? Ken, do you know?”

“Of course, I know that! Isn’t that… Don’t Knock New York.”

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"The first ring that I bought in my life, even though it didn’t reach part of what my three-month salary is. By any means, I can’t buy one. But with my first pay, it is an engagement ring which will win this fight. When asked about the size, since Rei wouldn’t want to try it on her finger, the biggest size, was what I asked for. Even for my finger, it’s too big."

"Rei, who was right next to me, if only I could have made her laugh more. We always quarreled… always made each other feel bad. All of her sour expressions… if only I could turn them all to smiles."

“Do you think that by changing a crying face to a smile you can change your entire life?” 

"Even if I return to the past... In the end… I’m still me?"

"Rei’s smile, that still hasn’t changed until now, is close to me. If… if I am unable to break out of my shell… This smile… will it become something that my hand can’t reach?"

“I won’t… I won’t ever kiss you again… I won’t lay a finger on you… I won’t act casually towards you… I won’t slap you…! I’ll make sure that I stay at least five meters away from you, so… So… please don’t say that we shouldn’t see each other anymore! Please, I beg of you…”

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 “I was really happy… that I got to see you today, and the other day, too. I wonder if this is crossing the line between friends? So, yell at me again like before, "do it properly, you idiot’! Do it with spirit. I feel like I can work hard again tomorrow when I hear that…”

“Idiot. Haven’t we already crossed the line?”

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“I don’t like him, right? I don’t like him. I don’t like him. I don’t like him. That’s right, I don’t like him… I don’t like him. I don’t like him. I don’t like him. I like him…”

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“I’m really happy you’re treating me so well, but… This is not what I want… Hey, make my heart beat faster! I want my mind to be filled with you, so much so that I can’t think of anything else! So much so that I won’t take my eyes off of you! I want to love Naoki more and more!”

“You want to? You mean you don’t?”

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“Hey, player number eight! What the hell are you doing? Hesitating and dilly-dallying! Are you stupid or something? I’m sure you can do better than that! What are you scared of when you’re so good and talented? If you’re angry, then show me what you can do!You’re definitely good at it! You’re good! You’re great! Do it properly, you idiot!”

“You said this before, didn’t you? Humans are really selfish and greedy. Perhaps we really are greedy… Forcing ourselves to go after things really isn’t good, right? I want to go back. I want to make a time machine and go back in time.”

"I want to make a time machine and go back in time. If it wasn’t for this disease, not only could I enjoy falling in love but I also wouldn’t have to rely on anyone and would be able to live by myself."

"My life is like a flower that hasn’t bloomed yet."

"Those who can do what they love, they have wings. Those who don’t have wings will never fly no matter how hard they try.”

“Sena’s capable of flying. He has the biggest wings in the world!”

“From now on, tell me if you want to cry. I’ll cry for you.”

"Prison and love… once you’re stuck, you can’t get out."

"I was born to love you."

 “Hello.”

“Is this your cell phone? I don’t think so.”

"I’m her boyfriend, who is this?“

“Oh, you’re the boyfriend.”

“7892, right? 7892!”

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“I don’t want a friend. I don’t want to be friends with you.”

“All the love songs are so obvious. Love itself is obvious. You meet, love, part ways… get hurt. And you meet again. I bet people get married because they get tired of repeating it all.”

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"She wants to see me. But I’m scared to see her. Seeing the other guy next to So-Yeon… I don’t know if she’s the same person I’ve dated for seven years.”

“I know what you mean. It’s not about the sense of betrayal. It’s the unfamiliarity that you first feel.”

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“When I was little, I thought I’d be somebody by this age. But sadly, I was just an average girl who wanted stability. An average girl with nothing can’t dream much about anything.”

“Are you okay, even though I’m looking at you while you cry?”

“I don’t like it, but it’s okay, because it’s you.”

“Whatever you have experienced, you should forget them all and enjoy the beautiful scenery in front of you. That is what travelling is about.”

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“Have you ever heard of this test: In only five seconds, one can know whether there is true love between a man and a woman.”

“Really?”

“You can test it on your fiancé.”

“Does it work?”

“I don’t know, either. Let’s try it out.”

“Five seconds, okay?”

“Okay.”

“Look at my eyes. Consider me as your fiancé. Look at me as if you were looking at him.” Ready, for five seconds. One, two, three, four, five. This reaction means friendship, not love.” Let’s try again. One, two, three, four, five. That means you like him, but not love him.”

“Is there any difference?”

“Yeah, there is. When I counted backwards on three, you avoided eye contact.” Okay, let’s do it again. One, two, three… four.”

You know… both in Japan and China, at school and at work, I’ve always been searching for my place. But I could never find it. There’s no place for me in all the world. That’s what I used to believe. But… I thought it over while I sat over there. And it finally came to me. What I really need is not a place to stay, but… Someone who wants me to stay.”

“Whenever I go to school, I develop a supernatural power. I become an invisible person. The kids… no one can see me well. They don’t speak to me either, so I don’t have to go to school. As it is, no one knows even if I don’t go.”

“My heart can only beat if you love me. My heart on land has a limited time. If you leave me, or leave this world, my heart beat stops. Jung Hoon died because of that too. When a loved one leaves, the heart cools, hardens, and stops. Without, I’ll be like that. Unless I return to the ocean, I’ll probably die.”

“But if all you do is earn money from morning to dust, then when do we live happily?” 

"Even though the windy rainstorm, even though the sun may be burning down on me… Even though I’m lonely and without anyone by my side, and even if it’s somewhere I’ve never been before… I will endure it all… and be sure to go to you."

“Seeing the world from a high spot like this… don’t people seem like people to you?” 

“’Only 48 people’… Not only 48 people… but as many as 48 people died.”

"People say this as a word of comfort: this too shall pass. They are right. No matter how crappy the situation is, they do pass. Except… the problem is they always come back."

“Hey, how would you know if that person feels at ease? It doesn’t mean someone is in a bigger pain just because he cries louder.”

“When you get old… people are all the same.”

“What do you mean, ‘the same’? People are different. Thousands, tens and thousands, hundred thousands… no matter how many people there are… there’s only one Mama to me. Only one person. Only one.”

“It’s said that everyone has their own exclusive prison… Gang Doo. Isn’t the phrase, ‘a prison of the self’, strange? No one’s locked us in, but why can’t we get out?”

“You dare to smile? So many people have died, but you dare to smile?”

“I think there’s a misunderstanding-”

“Misunderstanding? You killed people and all you do is say you’re sorry and that’s it? Is this such an easy problem for you?!”

"My doctor told me back then: if I want to heal the broken parts… a pain that’s even bigger than the pain that caused the wound will follow. That’s how the wound will heal."

“Don’t be nice to me. I’m in the middle of getting used to my misery all over again.”

“I’ll be back tomorrow. I’ll come tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that. I’ll keep coming until I don’t like you.”

“Why did you bring up her age? If you lived a long time, is it okay to die? Is there such a thing as good death in this world?”

“His eyes. His eyes didn’t smile. Only his mouth smiled.”

“Am I making money to live? Or am I living in order to make money?”

“The world will turn its back against you. Put on a mask, then the world will be on your side.”

“You told me once… if you wear a mask, you can’t be happy. You’re wrong. If you wear a mask, you can then pretend to be happy.”

“Everyone, except for children, are wearing a mask. Ultimately, everyone cries and laughs alone. It’s hard on them because they keep on pretending.”

“If you wear a mask, you can never be happy. If you don’t wear a mask, you can never survive.”

“Don’t leave me in order to save me. If you disappear from my sight, it will be the same as killing me.”

“What’s your dream? What is it? Is your dream a secret?”

“I don’t have one. I don’t have a dream, Dad.”

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"Why am I the only one who doesn’t have a dream? I feel really troubled about it. But my talk with Dad was very comforting for me. However, I still envy people who have dreams. I envy Ja Hyun who wants to be a hairdresser. It may sound silly, but I also envy No Eul and his dreams of becoming a singer. How did they find out what they want to do? And why is it that I don’t have anything I want to do? I feel pathetic tonight."

“Do you know how hard… how hard and painful it’s been for me? I tried to hide the fact that I like you. How can I even tell you? When I don’t even remember who I am anymore, that’s why… Even if I want to be with you… even if I’m so jealous… I can’t do anything but to bear it.”

“Then go ahead and like me. You don’t need to avoid those feelings. You don’t need to bear it. I don’t want you to change. I don’t care whatever your past life is like. Nothing else matters except you being with me. Don’t you know that?”

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"This necklace has a curse on it. The first person who takes it off will get bad luck, and even if it’s far away, he’ll be forced to obey the other wearer’s orders. To get rid of the curse, we must read this to each other. ‘This is the pact under the tree. Even if I can’t get my memory back. No, even if I remember and return to the unfamiliar reality. I will love you forever. I’ll never leave you, I promise.’”

“If I told him we were in love, would he come to me? Would he say he still loves me? That’s not what I want. I want the heart that loved me.”

“I am the kind of person who’ll love only once in my life.”

"Even if I disappear now… no one will probably care…"

“Don’t act anymore. Your expression just now, those who have experienced love would know..” You were caught in love.”

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“I knew it clearly that she is very cruel earlier, but… Why did she help me resolve the problem with my regret towards my father? Why did she have to kiss me? Why am I attracted to her again and again?”

“If ‘love’ can be explained, then it wouldn’t be called love.”

“Shan Jun Hao is not God! He is also human, an ordinary person. Deep down, he also yearns for the feeling of true love and hopes to retain it. He also stands in fear before the girl he loves. And hopes that she can love him. Dang-ou is inside the heart of Shan Jun Hao. How can you wake him up and ignore him?”

"You threw this ring away. Today, it has returned back here with me. Does that mean that there is still hope between us? To you, Shan Jun Hao and Dang-ou might be two different people. But they both love Ye Tian Yu. I can no longer tell who I am.”

"I wonder how someone like you is able to change the heartbeat of another person? I’ve never liked being controlled, so I despise those who do. I hate you for controlling my heartbeat, for occupying my vision, and getting into my head. Tell me, what can I do to get you out of my life? What can I do to get you out of my head?"

"The designer of this ring said that it’ll only cling tightly to the finger of my one true love. And it did cling tightly to your finger. The prophecy came true when we first met, yet I only realized it today… I hope it’s not too late."

"There you go again. Why do you think that everyone does everything with a hidden motive? Can’t I just want to save you?"

“If this ring is everything, then does the fact that Ye Tian Yu found it and couldn’t take it off, no matter how hard she tried, mean she is my true love?!”

“Why do you keep smiling? Why are you smiling? This isn’t funny. Why do you keep fake smiling at me?”

"The radio is super slow as well. Just like this slow bus. Just like how that sunset is following us… It is very slow. That’s why I like the radio."

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“Once I had a three-day fever and my parents didn’t even know. It’s funny, isn’t it?”

“Why are you laughing when it’s not funny? It’s not funny at all.”

“Should I be happy… that you became a doctor without dating any guys… and that you don’t know what attraction feels like? Don’t you notice the way I look at you? Whenever I think of you, I remember the last time I saw you. I shouldn’t have let you go.”

“I guess you missed your grandmother again… Every time you miss your grandmother, I get a gift like this.”

"I promised to live a different life. I thought it’d be easy after a single success. I had failed to realize… that the situation I’m in, is the same."

"Why am I yours? I am mine. Nobody can have me.”

“I wish I had a zipper on my heart… so I can open and shut it as I please.” 

“Someone told me ‘life is not about waiting for a storm to pass… but learning to dance in the rain’.” 

“I’m going to take your heart… even if it’s a messy road.” 

“When a man and a woman love each other… and when they can’t get involved in each other’s life deeply, they become lonely.” 

"No flower blooms without being shaken. The most beautiful flowers in this world all shake as they bloom. As they shake, their stems straighten in an upright position."

"That voice, which happened to call my name. I loved that voice. I stay up all night dreaming about that one gesture. And I fantasize about our future because of your smile. When your scent brushed by me and told me that it loved me… I shattered to pieces as if I was sunlight."

"What’s with her? It looks like she can fly away."

"The fall rain only loves the withered leaves. I felt so jealous… that I tumbled about in the withered leaves until the fall rain stopped."

"I’m so relieved that a crazy girl like her doesn’t like me. Yeah, she really had treated me well. But I don’t like her back. Thank god… she doesn’t like me. Thank god… she doesn’t like me… Look how happy she is. Should I really be relieved… that she doesn’t like me?"

“Cheer up? I’m going to be brought down, anyways, what’s the use?”

"Leaving the person that you love and turning around, as if you no longer love them. Hiding the pain in your heart and turning around, as if it doesn’t hurt. Hiding your unwanted parting and turning around, as if it doesn’t matter. Holding back your tears and turning around… as if you are not weak. If you love that person, you can’t turn back… because you love them."

“I dream of her every night. Seeing her in my dreams makes me miss her, so I cry every night. However, I can’t go see her anymore. My time has stopped. I promised I’d find her brother, but I cannot keep the promise any longer. That’s why… I can’t go see her anymore.”

“Is that what it sounds like to cry inwardly? She’s crying inside, keeping all the tears bottled up inside. That is how… she is fighting right now. Fiercely, like a warrior.”

“When ice cream melts, even if you put it back in the freezer again, its shape has gone. After Senior left me, I once froze up my heart. I thought I was going to be lonely my whole life. Who knew that inside the freezer, a piece of matchstick filled with warmth, would pop up and melt my heart. After Senior came back, we had a try. But… sugar is sugar. Cream is cream. We can’t go back to that sweet flavor.”

"I can’t help it. I am a dog. A dog that… fell for a cat."

"Then how about this presumption? That man is my father. People pointed fingers at me all my life for being a killer’s son. That kind of upbringing qualifies as unfortunate. Let’s say that… right here and right now, I were to hurt you both. Would people pity me too? Did the thought of becoming a victim… suddenly change your mind? Don’t expect something dramatic from an assailant. He ruined people’s lives. Someone took their own lives, out of guilt for failing to protect their loved ones, and some go on with their lives as if only a piece of it is left. Don’t even try to justify or beautify your ideas."

"Is someone you used to date someone you know, or someone you don’t know? … there really is no answer."

"Why won’t you accept me? What I want, what I want to do, why don’t you accept me, why don’t you care?"

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"Right now… My heart is… itching again."

"Are you thinking about your first love?"

"Yes. If only she were a robot like you. Then I could touch her hair. And hold her hand. And go to places with lots of people. And… even kiss. I wish."

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"Let’s play a game. Fold your finger… if you’ve ever been kissed by a robot. Fold your finger… if that made you… flabbergasted. Fold your finger… if that made you… angry. Fold your finger… if that made you… hate that robot. Fold your finger… if you ever wished that the robot… were human."

"I’m… not a robot."

"I don’t think of broadcasting as a joke. With one word, you can kill a person. That is what broadcasting is. How would I dare to think that it is a joke? I will give you the answer because you asked. The reason I yielded the last question is because if I answered the last question correctly, I would have to come to this cesspool-like place again. This place, is swarming with human beings who noisily make groundless speculations. It is filled with people who have mics and cameras around them. And with only the fact that I’m breathing in the same oxygen as those nauseating human beings… I couldn’t breathe and I felt like crap! I hated coming to the broadcasting building more than death. Does that answer your question?"

"That’s interesting. Depending on editing, a person can become a hero or a devil."

"I’m also a murderer’s daughter. You killed someone with your words."

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"I have no special reason for it. I’m just… trying to tell the truth to the world. Whether it be good or bad, just tell it for what it is. In my own way… I’m just trying to tell the truth. Even though it was only for a short while, I was still a reporter."

"Just why are you doing all this? Why?"

"Do you remember what I told you? That I’m on your side. How loyal must I be to you… for me to do all this? Do you finally believe me now?"

"I believed you from the beginning, you crazy bastard."

"Do you know why the maple leaves are red? They turn red because they loved the sun too much."

"I’d rather die than live like a corpse."

"You can’t keep his love alive if you die. You can keep it alive by staying alive."

"She’ll die if I try to remove him away from her heart."

"Perhaps, that person, may have loved that girl more than I did. But though I say that, I’m not saying that I loved that girl any less."

"Jung-suh… Wherever I go, I see you. Similar people… all look like you. You’re no longer with me, but… You’ve left for the heavenly world, but… Why do you keep appearing before me?"

"I love you, but… my heart hurts. When I think about that person, my heart hurts. I shouldn’t be like this. I shouldn’t be doing this to you. But my heart won’t listen to me. At first, I thought he was just fooling around… but I don’t know… I can’t tell anymore."

"There were so many things I wanted to do for her. I want to do everything for her. I think I could really be good to her now. But the person to receive these things isn’t next to me. The things I wanted to give her when I couldn’t… I piled them up one by one in my heart.” But now that heart is so heavy that… it’s too hard for me."

"From the moment I saw you, I thought you were Jung-suh. And that thought hasn’t changed at all. I look like a crazy fool, huh? I think I’m going crazy. I don’t think I can live anymore! What should I do? Tell me, what do I have to do?! Do something to me!"

"Do you think it’s so easy for me? Do you think me acting like this… will make myself comfortable? You waited for me too. You want me! Don’t you?!”

“Friendship is better than love. Love can part ways but friends are forever. You can become my best friend in the world, right? If we’re friends, then I can call you up and see you whenever I want to, right? If we’re friends, then when I’m struggling, you can be at my side, right? If we’re friends, when you’re struggling,I can help you, right? If we’re friends,  we can do everything we can’t do now, right?”

"I find myself keeping my distance in fear of my heartbeat being heard."

"I was watching the news, and the streets were filled with people. There are so many people in the world, but I have no one to be with. It’s too sad… I have hundreds of numbers in my phone… and thousands of followers, but…"

"If you won’t open your heart, I have to just barge in."

"Everyone smiles, but they’re cold inside. You’re cold on the outside… but warm on the inside. People are fooled by appearance, but the inside is what’s real."

"I had closed the box and kept it locked… so that no one could open it, but I opened it again."

"What if I say… that I refuse to die? I don’t care if you’re a doctor. How do you know when I’ll die? What if I say I refuse to die? What happens then?"

"I feel strange. I think I’m sick. I don’t want to do anything. I don’t want to lift weights. Strangely, I feel so sleepy. I feel listless. I think a part of me is broken. I feel like something is pressing my heart. It feels so frustrating and it makes me sad. What should I do?"

"When drums beat... laws are silent."

"Who wants to watch a news program that keeps changing its words? Even navigation systems search for the best route again when the driver takes the wrong way… Can you drive with a navigation system that keeps telling you to take the wrong way? When something is wrong, you need to correct it. Who will trust a news program that insists what’s wrong is right?"

"What’s wrong with you?"

"Are you asking because you really don’t know? I… got dumped before I began anything with you. Just he’s the polar bear you’ve been waiting for. I only pretended to be okay since everything turned out so well for you. But I’m not okay."

"My mind was drifting away for a moment."

"I always thought... that I was lucky to have met you. But... for the first time, I'm thinking you should've never met me. Yes, I finally know what it means. I'm... sorry."

"How could you forget me? How could you forget me? How could you do that? After how much we loved each other. After how we got this far. How could you forget me... like you cut me out with a pair of scissors?"

"I feel like... we each have one foot chained to a post... and we are running around and around in circles. You run after me, only seeing me from behind, and I flee from you, because I don't want you to see me from the front. In the end, neither of us takes a single step forward."

"I work so damn hard. I bet I'll be exhausted my entire life. So why can't the earth... just explode so this can all end?"

"The empty and sad lyrics are written without feelings. The real me... is empty, with no such feelings."

"You needn't make a point of that. I'm moved by your songs anyway... but, if your heart really wasn't in them, then I don't think I would've cried."

"Why do you make such a face?"

"What kind of face?"

"A lonely one."

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"What do you want to do about it? What do you want from me? Why can't you understand... you're a pest. Do you know the trouble you've caused me? I lost my job... people talk bad about me... now, I have to leave this country. Tell me... what love is. Love doesn't do you any good. It's just painful. It only gives you pain... burden... and trouble. Why are you like that? Why do you make me feel this way? Why? Why...?"

"It feels like everyone's moving ahead... and I'm the only one who's lost my way. Like I'm the only loser. Like I'm the only one standing still."