Suji Quotes

The lovely warmth seemed to fill the big void in her heart. Only then did she realize how hungry she was for affection. Because he filled her, she noticed she was empty.

If you knew how I felt every time you blush," Riftan muttered to himself as he nibbled on the ends of her fingers, "You would never blush again.

You must not grieve that the world is glimpsed through veils. How else can it be seen?

This is your home now." Home. The word burrowed into her heart, and she had to stop breathing to calm the flutter in her chest.

I knew from the moment I saw you that you'd leave me covered in scars.

You are someone who strives to protect others despite all your scars… and you have no idea how endearing I find that.

If you ever speak about my wife that way again,” Riftan spat out each word with blistering menace, “I will slice you open from mouth to groin.

This was all I could think about while I was stuck in that living hell. The feel of your body, you melting in my arms...I've wanted this for so long.

It is your bad luck, being the wife of a man like me.

You must learn to be tenacious. The less you understand, the more you must persist.

Poor fool, you are divided at the heart, Lost in its maze of chambers, blood, and love, A heart that will one day beat you to death. — Suji Kwock Kim, from “Monologue For an Onion,” Notes from the Divided Country. (LSU Press; First Edition edition April 1, 2003)

How would a monk know what it’s like for a husband to watch his wife, whom he hasn’t seen in three years, almost die in front of him twice?

It is you bad luck, being the wife of a man like me.

Knowledge is more precious than gold, my lady.

Rumors usually tend to be exaggerated, but stories about you have been strangely understated, my lady. How could they not add that you are lovelier than a nymph, wiser than a sage, and braver than a lion?

The lush leaves of the tree rustled as though in a song. The old ballad’s lyrics mingled with the music of the leaves, recounting the tale of a woman and her one and only love. Without being conscious of it, Maxi murmured the final verse. I shall love thee Until my dying breath

If I were half as beautiful as Rose, could I have won his heart?

Riftan was here.

A black horse appeared through the dust.

She had not wanted to seem a half-wit, but rarely speaking was also the best way to avoid the looks of exasperation when her words came out stuttering and slow.

You must not grieve that the world is glimpsed Through veils. How else can it be seen? How will you rip away the veil of the eye, the veil That you are, you who want to grasp the heart Of things, hungry to know where meaning Lies. -- excerpt from "Monologue for an Onion

Poor deluded human: you seek my heart. Hunt all you want. Beneath each skin of mine Lies another skin– "Monologue For an Onion

She was beginning to realize the important place he had come to occupy in her life — and, now, that is what frightened her

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Have you ever hurt your heart wanting, wanting for years, asking why what happened happened, hoping beyond the last desire to feel hope—

Looking up to meet his eyes, a fiery joy surged from the depths of her heart. In that moment, she realized she had been put on this earth to meet this person. ‘I was born to love this man.’ She pressed her lips to his in a gentle kiss—her knight, whom she had waited for so long. His beautiful eyes shone with even greater intensity. Those eyes, she knew, would be etched in her memory until the end of time.

Don’t worry so much. No matter what happens, I will protect you.” A joyful smile lit up Maxi’s face. With just a few words from him, she felt instantly reassured. She took his hand and intertwined their fingers. “I will protect you too.

Oh God, I lay at your feet a lifetime's worth of prayers. Please do not take her from me