Favorite Quotes

Dong Hoon: Every building is like a struggle between external and internal forces. Wind, weight, tremors, we have to take into account all external factors that may affect the building so the design has to be able to withstand all that...We always have to make sure that the internal forces can withstand the external forces. And life, in a way, is a struggle between internal and external forces too. No matter what happens, you'll be able to withstand anything if you have sufficient internal forces.

Ji Ahn: So what are the 'internal forces' when it comes to life?

Dong Hoon: I don't know...

Ji Ahn: You said that I seemed to have strong 'internal forces.'

Dong Hoon: One of my friends was a really smart guy. I thought we'd have a really successful guy come out of the neighbourhood, but not long after that guy graduated college he shaved his head and became a monk. At the time his parents were bedridden and sick, and the entire neighbourhood was in shock. And there was something he said as he left. He said he wanted to try becoming a person who had nothing. Everyone struggles in their lives trying to have things, so they live their entire lives trying to prove themselves to everyone, but nobody truly knows what they are gaining by doing that. And even if you do end up getting what you want, if the things that made you feel safe and the things that made 'you' start getting fractured, it's impossible to withstand. And when the things that you thought made up who you are and the people who you thought were pillars in your life don't seem to provide you with any real strength and when nothing is what it seems...I guess, subconsciously, I agreed with him..."

(Beginning of Ep.8)

Gyeomduk: "You were the biggest reason why I shaved my head and came here. 'The best I can hope to do is turn out like Park Dong Hoon. That punk is so diligent, he's probably the best example to follow but in the end he'll end up feeling really cheated.'"

Dong Hoon: "I just thought that if I sacrificed myself, life would go on just fine."

Gyeomduk: *chuckle* "What are you talking about? Who do you think you are to make sacrifices? I suppose you want to call it a sacrifice because you worked your ass off, yet you accomplished nothing and you're not happy either. Why don't you try telling Ji Seok that you sacrificed for him? He'll curse at you, imagine how he'll feel. Who'd want you to make a sacrifice? What child or parent would want that for a loved one? I like how you rationalise your crappy life."

Dong Hoon: "That's how everyone lives."

Gyeomduk: "Then tell Ji Seok to live that way too. Doesn't that make you mad? Why are you pressuring yourself to live a life that you wouldn't want for Ji Seok? You have to be happy first. Don't use the word 'sacrifice' again. No matter what troubles Sang Hoon and Ki Hoon get themselves into, your mother doesn't feel any heartache for them. I might have heard her curse about them all the time but I've never seen her in pain because of them. She only worries about you, and you're living just fine. She knows that Sang Hoon and Ki Hoon will be just fine and live without any shame, no matter what happens to them. Be shameless and focus on yourself. You're allowed to do that."

(Episode 11: Dong Hoon visits Gyeomduk at the temple)

#altruism

"There's no such thing as 'winning' or 'losing.' Everyone has his or her own life." – Gyeomduk

(Episode 16: Gyeomduk finally visits his old neighbourhood)

Ji Ahn: "I want to try living my life as a different person. I want to go to a place where nobody knows me and live as if I have no history at all. If we happen to run into each other by chance we'll be able to act happy to see one another and for that I'm glad. When I was on the run I thought that you'd avoid me even if you ran into me by chance and that was what made me most sad. Thank you for allowing me to reveal everything. Thank you for being so good to me."

Dong Hoon: "You must have come to this neighbourhood in order to save me. I was on the verge of dying but you were the one who saved me,"

Ji Ahn: "I really lived my life for the first time ever because I met you mister."

Dong Hoon: "Let's truly be happy now."

(Episode 16: Dong Hoon and Ji Ahn have a meal together after everything)

> "Strangely enough, I always felt really bad for Big Bro Dong Hoon. When he was faced with temptation he always chose his morals. A straight-edged guy like him is the most pitiful of all."   - Ki Hoon

> "What nonsense." - Dong Hoon      

(The very first Episode)

"Children who are scarred grow up too fast. You can see that and that's why I feel sorry for them." – Park Dong Hoon

(End of Ep. 3 – Ep.4 Sneak Peeks)

"Now that she knows there is light, tell her to come out from the dark."

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