Yearning for Home While I'm at Home Quotes

“Even though we're not the brightest stars, we're already stars. It's okay to just be happy. The height of the star isn't determined by others, but by myself. Aren't we too harsh on ourselves? You and I, who are missing out on big, small, and a lot of happiness at the moment.”
― Ra-bin Kwon (권라빈), Yearning for Home While I'm at Home

“No one sets the standard of my happiness, except for me. Other people might think, "My, just that?"
But for me it's not just a speck of dust, but the universe. The same goes with pain. The standard for happiness and pain, I'm the one who decides it.”
― Ra-bin Kwon (권라빈), Yearning for Home While I'm at Home

“Until I can become stronger and embrace my life, I want to run away like now. Someday this escape will end- that's why it's okay for you, for us, to escape. I'm rooting for your escape, as well as mine.”
― Ra-bin Kwon (권라빈), Yearning for Home While I'm at Home

“And then I got curious- are we only allowed to be fully sad when there's a special reason or a grand story? Should I adhere to other people's standards and just cut the size of my pain? What should I do with myself suffocating every moment?”
― Ra-bin Kwon (권라빈), Yearning for Home While I'm at Home

“So it's alright, it's okay. There's no such thing as suffering more or suffering less than other people. I understand that you've suffered enough. I fully understand your hardships.”
― Ra-bin Kwon (권라빈), Yearning for Home While I'm at Home