Hello. I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader and quotes collector. Here is a list of 31 quotes that I liked and saved while reading Pachinko book by Min Jin Lee. I hope you enjoy reading them.
Pachinko Quotes
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.
from Pachinko book by Min Jin Lee
A woman’s life is endless work and suffering. There is suffering and then more suffering. It’s better to expect it, you know.
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For a woman, the man you marry will determine the quality of your life completely. A good man is a decent life, and a bad man is a cursed life—but no matter what, always expect suffering, and just keep working hard.
from Pachinko book by Min Jin Lee
People are rotten everywhere you go. They’re no good. 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.
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A God that did everything we thought was right and good wouldn’t be the creator of the universe. He would be our puppet. He wouldn’t be God.
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It’s dangerous to think that everything is a sign from God.
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The world judges girls harshly for improprieties—and even accidents. It’s wrong, but it is the way this sinful world works,.
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Living every day in the presence of those who refuse to acknowledge your humanity takes great courage.
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Learn everything. Fill your mind with knowledge—it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.
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To live without forgiveness was a kind of death with breathing and movement.
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Man, life’s going to keep pushing you around, but you have to keep playing.
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In Japan, you’re either a rich Korean or a poor Korean, and if you are a rich Korean, there’s a pachinko parlor in your background somewhere.
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It’s a filthy world. No one is clean. Living makes you dirty.
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Ah, the belly has a better memory than the heart!.
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If you love anyone, you cannot help but share his suffering.
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No normal man would want to raise another man’s child unless he was an angel or a fool.
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Love for God, should come naturally and not out of fear of punishment.
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Take good care of your husband. Otherwise, another woman will.
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The Lord forgives, but the world does not forgive.
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China was not Korea; China was not Taiwan; China could lose a million people and still keep on. Pockets of it may fall, but it was an unfathomably vast nation; it would endure by sheer number and resolve.
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Save your own ass—this was what Koreans believed privately. Save your family. Feed your belly. Pay attention, and be skeptical of the people in charge.
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In the end, your belly was your emperor.
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Wherever you go, you represent our family, and you must be an excellent person—at school, in town, and in the world.
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The rich do not care about politics; they will say anything to save their skin.
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I don’t care how pretty a girl is, I cannot bear a girl who does not have any sense.
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Life is shitty, but not all the time.
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We’re all criminals. Liars, thieves, whores—that’s who we are. No one is innocent here.
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There are a lot of troubled young women in this world. We can’t save them all.
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Sex with pretty women was worth whatever it took.
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There’s nothing fucking worse than knowing that you’re just like everybody else. What a messed-up, lousy existence. And in this great country of Japan—the birthplace of all my fancy ancestors—everyone, everyone wants to be like everyone else. That’s why it is such a safe place to live, but it’s also a dinosaur village. It’s extinct, pal.
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Japan is not fucked because it lost the war or did bad things. Japan is fucked because there is no more war, and in peacetime everyone actually wants to be mediocre and is terrified of being different.
from Pachinko book by Min Jin Lee