Korean Drama “Summer Strike” Quotes About Life
Adapted from the webtoon “I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything” (아무것도 하고 싶지 않아) by Joo Young Hyun (주영현). Summer strike is about a women Yeo Reum with a promising career and a happy relationship, faces a sudden downfall when her mother dies in an accident and her boyfriend breaks up with her. Overwhelmed, she quits her job and retreats to the seaside village of Angok to recover.
There, she meets An Dae Beom, a former math prodigy now working as a librarian after a fall from grace. As they bond, they both seek healing in the quiet of the village, but can “doing nothing” truly help them move forward? (Source: MyDramaList)
Here’s a collection of beautiful quotes from the Korean drama “Summer Strike”:-
I go to work. Then I come home. I go to work, then come home again. Go to work again. Come home. I’m still living, but barely.
– Yeo Reum
In order not to fall behind…
– Yeo Reum
and not to be criticized,
I held out with all my might.
But looking back now,
I realize that I always criticized myself more harshly…
than anybody else ever did.
I’ve been running toward a place for some time. I’m running as fast as I can. But ironically, I don’t know where I’m supposed to go.
– Yeo Reum
Perhaps, life isn’t any different.
– Yeo Reum
If you go in the opposite direction of everyone else, you may be able to find a quiet, peaceful path…that isn’t as crowded.
I felt lost as to how I should live my life going forward,
– Yeo Reum
and I had lost all my confidence.
I’m going on strike against this thing called life.
– Yeo Reum
To be frank, I’m worried about being alone but I’m also excited.
– Yeo Reum
I wonder what will happen from now on.
But you know, I bet you don’t agree with me now.
– Yeo Reum
Is not everyone has a goal in life.
But I can read books all day here.
– Yeo Reum
I can listen to nature when I want to.
And I can walk when I want to.
Life is like a bus ride. On the bus you are driving, Your parents, your friends and people you briefly crossed paths with are sitting as passengers.
– Yeo Reum
But eventually, they’ll all get off the bus. We all have to believe it to hold out, that saying good bye isn’t a big deal.
Yeo Reum – When I’m with you, Dae Bum, I don’t have to talk a lot. So that makes me feel at ease.
Dae Bum – It’s the opposite for me.
When I’m with you,
I keep finding myself talking to you.
If someone wants to drift away, let them. If someone wants to hate you, just let them.
– Yeo Reum
The people who have made me really sad…were always the ones whom I loved very much. The depth of sadness…is always directly proportional to how much I like the person.
– Dae Bum
Yeo Reum– Do you not get angry by nature? Or do you suppress your anger?
Dae Bum – I just try to put myself in their shoes.
Well, that’s all.
That helps me go on with my life.
I still haven’t figured out how I should live my life, but this really is good enough. This really is enough.
– Yeo Reum
I shall live.
I’m just an average person.
– Yeo Reum
No, I may be slightly below average.
But trying every day.
That’s all I can do.
Feeling the chilly breeze against my face, I rode my bike for as long as I wanted before the break of dawn.
– Yeo Reum
It felt great. And that’s enough.
I thought about what happiness is. I looked it up in the dictionary. Happiness is a state of bring pleased, fulfilled, and content in life. I found that definition to be too long, so I decided to make it shorter. Happiness. The state of not lacking anything.
– Yeo Reum
