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1 " People say that a dog can sense the longing of a person, so perhaps he's barking in response to your heart. "
― Kim Dong Hwa , The Color of Water (Color Trilogy, #2)
2 " On a day like this, we women would be completely and utterly happy just to have a man hold our cold hands and massage our aching backs. We'd be so blissfully happy we wouldn't know what to do with ourselves. Men are never happy unless they're trying to do the impossible. It's why they roam about the world trying to conquer it. "
― Kim Dong Hwa
3 " A man who becomes enchanted by the flower's fragrance stays only for a fleeting moment, but a man who comes because of love stays for a lifetime. "
4 " You can hide things from the world, but you can never hide things from time. "
5 " My beloved has arrived, but rather than greeting him, All I can do is bite the corner of my apron with a blank expression- What an awkward woman am I. My heart has longed for him as hugely and openly as a full moonBut instead I narrow my eyes, and my glance to him Is sharp and narrow as the crescent moon. But then, I'm not the only one who behaves this way. My mother and my mother's mother were as silly and stumbling as I am when they were girls...Still, the love from my heart is overflowing, As bright and crimson as the heated metal in a blacksmith's forge. "
― Kim Dong Hwa , The Color of Earth (Color Trilogy, #1)
6 " I came hoping to see those eyes, but instead I return with my heart, leaving behind only flowers. "
7 " What does it matter if the world is bright and sunny, when it's dark and silent right where it matters most? "
8 " What they lack in stature, they make up for with their mouths. "
9 " I realized today that a daughter is born twice. For nine months, a mother carries and nourishes her daughter in her stomach, then gives birth to her. It's a happy occasion, but the mother is left feeling sadly empty inside...But I realized today that, after raising her within my love and embrace and sending her off in marriage, this day is just as sad and leaves me just as empty as the one when I first gave birth to her. Picture Man: Only after a parent has let go of their child will the parent truly be an adult. Living creatures leave their nest when ready. But the ones sending them off still anxiously and unnecessarily spread out their hands to catch them. "
10 " Strength is not just about brawn, but also brain. I know because I've had to use brute strength and willpower to live through my entire life. "
11 " Aku sedang mendengarkan hujan... Kedengarannya seperti langkah kaki, dan... terdengar seperti jerami yang sedang dijalin menjadi tali...Entah mengapa, untuk suatu alasan suara hujan hari ini begitu mengusik... "
12 " The heart of a woman is really strange. "
13 " Pada malam-malam insomnia, aku melakukan perjalanan nokturnal "
― Kim Dong Hwa , Sepeda Merah Vol. 1: Yahwari
14 " When that part of the woman meets with a man, all the flowers in the world suddenly bloom! All the birds of the world gather together and sing. The entire world turns golden, and your body becomes completely relaxed and you're not sure whether you're floating on clouds of feathers. The universe comes alive, like fireworks in the night. "
15 " Bagaimana Ibu bahagia dengan seorang putri yang pada akhirnya akan meninggalkan Ibu untuk menyatu dengan keluarga suaminya?--Meskipun seorang putra akan tinggal bersamaku sampai aku meninggal dunia, aku takkan pernah dapat mengatakan kepadanya segala sesuatu yang kukatakan padamu. Aku takkan pernah bisa mengungkapkan kerapuhanku kepada seorang putra. "
16 " Karena ia tidak mempunyai hak untuk memintaku tinggal, ditaruhnya sebelah sepatu menghadap keluar. Dan karena ia tidak ingin aku pergi, ia menaruh yang sebelah lagi menghadap ke dalam. Begitu melihat sepatu, langsung kusadari hatinya yang galau "
17 " Kau telah dewasa, seseorang yang bisa menjadi ibu "
18 " Dengan penuh kebahagiaan kau akan menerima benih si bayi, dan melalui rasa sakit kau akan melahirkan seorang bayi. Tapi inilah yang membuatmu menghargai dan menyayangi anakmu. Itu sebabnya ada pepatah mengatakan, kalaupun kau meletakkan anakmu di dalam biji matamu, matamu tidak akan terasa sakit. "
19 " Do you know why the character for human has two strokes? It represents two people leaning on each other to live. "
20 " What can I possibly be hiding in a heart that's still the size of a tiny sparrow? "
