Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Living everyday in the presence of those who refuse to acknowledge your humanity takes great courage.”
“You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let’s see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.”
“Learn everything. Fill your mind with knowledge—it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” Hansu never told him to study, but rather to learn, and it occurred to Noa that there was a marked difference. Learning was like playing, not labor.”
“History has failed us, but no matter.”
“No one is clean. Living makes you dirty.”
“We cannot help but be interested in the stories of people that history pushes aside so thoughtlessly.”
“a man must learn to forgive—to know what is important, that to live without forgiveness was a kind of death with breathing and movement.”
“...a God that did everything we thought was right and good wouldn't be the creator of the universe. He would be our puppet.”
“There was consolation: The people you loved, they were always there with you, she had learned. Sometimes, she could be in front of a train kiosk or the window of a bookstore, and she could feel Noa's small hand when he was a boy, and she would close her eyes and think of his sweet grassy smell and remember that he had always tried his best. At those moments, it was good to be alone to hold on to him.”
“Patriotism is just an idea, so is capitalism or communism. But ideas can make men forget their own interests. And the guys in charge will exploit men who believe in ideas too much.”
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god, inspirational, living
