Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Yi Mun-yol

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Korean writer Yi Mun-yol.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Yi Mun-yol

Yi Mun-yol is a South Korean writer. Yi's given name at birth was Yol; the character, Mun, was added after he took up a writing career. His works include novels, short stories and Korean adaptations of classic Chinese novels as well as political and social commentaries. An informal count has estimated that over 30 million copies of his books have been sold and, as of 2021, they have been translated into 21 languages. His works have garnered many literary awards and many have been adapted for film and television.

The only thing pain can wring from a soul that has abandoned resistance and from a mind that has lost its hate is sorrow — © Yi Mun-yol
The only thing pain can wring from a soul that has abandoned resistance and from a mind that has lost its hate is sorrow
It's a matter of seeing the original meaning of all things. The world is full of all kinds of meanings. But our minds are so fettered by the lies and falsehoods they make for themselves, that they cannot see the beauty, goodness, or truth of those meanings. Only a mind that has become free can see such things.
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