Won-pyung Sohn

If somebody was sad for my sadness, then I should be happy. The principle that two negatives made a positive.

There is no such person who can’t be saved. There are only people who give up on trying to save others. It’s a quote by the American accused-murderer-turned-writer P. J. Nolan.

There is no such person who can’t be saved. There are only people who give up on trying to save others.

Even though my brain was a mess, what kept my soul whole was the warmth of the hands holding mine on both sides.

Maybe understanding a language is like understanding the expressions and emotions of other people.

Luck plays a huge part in all the unfairness of the world. Even more than you’d expect.

“Anything will lose its meaning if you repeat it often enough,” she said. “At first you feel you are getting the hang of it, but then as time goes by, you feel like the meaning’s changing and becoming tarnished. Then, finally, it gets lost. Completely fades to white.”

That’s what practice can offer—miracles and also limitations.

People said there was no way to understand Gon. I didn’t agree with them. It’s just that nobody ever tried to see through him.

I’ve decided to confront it. Confront whatever life throws at me, as I always have. And however much I can feel, nothing more, nothing less.