"It‘s not that she disliked the rest of us, she just... Oh, whatever, you wouldn‘t understand. And besides, I totally admit that I caused a lot of trouble, so it‘s justnatural she didn‘t like me." "You just said it‘s not that she didn‘t like you," says Miho. - P149
"In New York, you can talk to anyone about anything at any time and have a conversation so long you‘ll fall a little bit in love with that person, and then never seethem again," she told me. It now feels strange to her that in Korea, if you try to strike up a conversation with someone you have not been introduced to, peoplelook at you as they would at a large rat, but if even the flimsiest of introductions is made by the - P166
the best art comes from an unbearable life—if you live through it, that is. - P195
Mari, who is a good ten years older than me, is a bit of a wild card. She is near forty, divorced and overweight, which renders her entirely invisible in the eyes ofKorean men of every generation. - P199
I had been told over and over in New York that I needed to be part of a community, not only for encouragement and inspiration and all of those fine things but forpractical job tips - P206
"Why are you getting so upset?" she asks, genuinely surprised. "I‘m just saying I envy you! That‘s flattering! Feel lucky!" - P207
"Have you met him?" I ask, my eyebrow raised. "No, but I don‘t need to," she says. "Nobody that handsome and rich is that nice." - P255
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