Bluebeard's First Wife Quotes

“No matter what everyone else said, she wanted to believe the missing child was hers. She wanted to believe the reason her child hadn't come home in over a year was because she took such small steps. If she were to come home at that pace, they would have to wait much, much longer. No matter what everyone said, this is what she wanted to believe.”
― Ha Seong-nan, Bluebeard's First Wife

“Why does a mother's advice to a daughter sound like nagging, no matter how protective or affectionate?”
― Ha Seong-nan, Bluebeard's First Wife

“The gods must be crazy. They leave the person who's supposed to go and take the one who's supposed to stay.”
― Ha Seong-nan, Bluebeard's First Wife