The Silence of Bones
June Hur
Top 10 Best Quotes
“We must learn to embrace the new seasons in our lives. There is a season to gain, a season to lose; a season for peace, a season for war; a season to laugh, a season to mourn, and to betray.”
“There is one lesson all who enter the capital will learn: evil comes from the unfulfilled need for significance.”
“A life among servants had taught me that no human being wished to remain silent and misunderstood.”
“When we believe, we hold on to what we think is true. But when we have a conviction, that truth holds on to us.”
“Unmindful of the killings, a lone bird called out a blissful song, the welcoming of a new day.”
“The dead are gone, yet we live in their shadows.”
“My fingers numb, I reached into my robe, and it took a while for me to feel the crinkled paper I was looking for. I slipped it out and unfolded the sheet on which I had drawn my brother's face. His lightly shaded eyes, his round face, his timid smile. He belonged to the past, a place he would never leave, not even to come looking for me. I kissed the sheet and then tore it in half, then in half again, the paper hissing with each motion. I opened my fingers and let the torn pieces be swept away like moths on the wind.”
“You were my sister for too short a time. So read these pages in the afterworld, and when we greet each other again, remember to call me "Older Brother.”
“This is the consequence of the clash of old and new. We must prepare our hearts, all of us. No matter which side wins, we will all be heartbroken.”
“This investigation is nothing more to you than a mere crime among the multitude." Matron Kim's upper lip curled slightly. "My daughter died on her birthday. I made a jeogori jacket for her as a gift, sewed the silk pieces together myself, and I knew the length and circumference of her arms, the length and breadth of her torso, all measured meticulously. I knew her. She was my daughter. And from the day of her death, all you saw was a crime to be solved. From that day, you disrespected my affection for my daughter, and even now, you speak to me with a cruel, impatient look in your eyes.”
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Book Keywords:
belief, inspirational, evil, conviction, change, conflict, letting-go, grief
