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Lonesome You (Library of Korean Literature, #9) Lonesome You by Park Wan-suh
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“The intimate yet tense interrelationship among these three forces -- humans, earth, and fire -- makes my soul tremble. I don't believe creative impulse can exist without the trembling of the soul.”
Park Wansuh, Lonesome You
“Her feet were grounded in reality. Because no matter how close or transparent the other side may appear, reality and illusion were two disparate worlds that could never be bridged.”
Park Wansuh, Lonesome You
“But those were the times when frustration with social ills boiled over, and escaping to another country was a fantasy everyone entertained at least once in their lives. Hopping on a plane to leave their old life behind was an immediate step up in status far more enviable than any upward career move.”
Park Wansuh, Lonesome You
“What made his face burn was a sense of failure, the yearning for freedom that remained unfulfilled and the acute realisation that he didn't know anything.”
Park Wansuh, Lonesome You