Memorable Quotes from When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines is a 2025 South Korean television series written by Lim Sang choon directed by Kim Won-seok and starring IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri and Park Hae-joon.
Ae Sun is rebellious but gets nervous every time she rebels. She is not well off but is always shining and full of positivity. She dreams of becoming a poet, although she cannot attend school, and she is a bold character who doesn’t hide any emotions.
Gwan Sik is an extremely diligent and quiet character. Romance is not a strength for him, and he doesn’t know how to act if Ae Sun cries or laughs, but he is a silent warrior who only loves Ae Sun from the very beginning and pours his all into loving her. (Source:MyDramaList)
After “Reply 1988” this is another Once in a lifetime show. It will always hold a special place in our hearts.
Memorable Quotes from ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’
“I had no idea back then that I would ever turn 70. I had no idea that what I’d want to say the most at 70 would be the word I used to say all the time ‘Mom!’…”
– Oh Ae Sun
“In the end, we all end up living as orphans. Even though parents die first, their children carry on. Life goes on and on.”
– Gwang Rye
“You’re right. Don’t live the life I lived but you know I found the happiness in my own way. There was sunshine in my life too. I’ve had so many picture perfect moments. I just want you to acknowledge that my life was worthwhile too.”
– Oh Ae Sun
“There isn’t a warm spot in the world that will welcome me. The only person in the world who cares about me at all is you, Yang Gwan-sik”
-Oh Ae Sun
“Ae-sun. I am the poor one, not you. Don’t hang back. Live your life to the fullest.”
– Gwang Rye
“Breaking mom’s heart breaks my own heart as well.”
– Geum Myeong
Maybe I want to buy so much because I grew up poor.
– Geum Myeong
“If you told me to go back and marry your father again… I would. I would do it again.”
– Oh Ae Sun
“I thought that once you grew up, your hands and heart would naturally become calloused. But everything’s still too hot for me. I get burned everyday, but it hurts every time. Am I the only fool in the world? Is there anyone else adulting just fine?”
– Oh Ae Sun
I just want to grow old fast. Maybe it’s because it’s my first time being a mom, a wife, and an adult. I don’t know why…everything is so tough and overwhelming.
– Oh Ae Sun
“They all just pretend to be adults because people tell them they are adults.”
– Yang Gwan Sik
It’s the first time I’ve had my own home. Stupid home. Even conches and crabs have their own. But I was always the only one without a home.
– Oh Ae Sun
Mom said she couldn’t bring herself to tell her daughter, “It’s bad luck for you to board the boat.” She didn’t want to pass on such a world to her daughter, so Mom flipped the table first.
– Oh Ae Sun
“I was mad at my mom for being poor. I was mad because I knew I was the reason.”
– Geum Myeong
All I ever wanted was to say I’m sorry, but when those tender words left my lips, they always turned into barbs.
“Parents have no idea of the moment when their child’s heart develops knots. If they knew, they’d protect their child.”
– Geum Myeong
“No tree grows without knots. And a child’s knots would carve a hole in a father’s heart, so God keeps it hidden.”
– Geum Myeong
“I swallowed their dreams and spread my wings, embracing my mom’s dream like a seed in my heart.”
– Geum Myeong
When I spoke to others, it was as if I were writing a love letter. I would choose my words carefully, one by one. When others treat you well, even just once, they become your savior. But I treated the savior to whom I’m a million times grateful like scrap paper. I wasn’t careful with my words or my feelings.
– Geum Myeong
I just wanted to be free. Always have. Claiming independence as an individual is actually a pretty impressive accomplishment.
– Geum Myeong
But we never really claimed independence. College, graduation, introducing our families. Our parents were involved in every aspect of our lives.
– Geum Myeong
If you keep hammering tough shells, maybe they’ll seem unaffected at first, but eventually, you will start to see cracks on the surface. Don’t show your children favoritism, ever. ‘Cause they will always remember.
Dad, do you know what I envy most about my sister-in-law?Having a father like hers. With my fate, even if I were reborn, I could never have a dad like hers. She has a heart like a fancy car with a big engine. But your daughter’s not even worth a wagon.
My dad raised his voice at me for the first time. “Yang Geum-myeong.” That was the only word he said…but it cut me to the core. It felt like someone on my side was calling me trash.
– Oh Ae Sun
Every time I went home, the drumsticks were always for me.I was always their number one.
– Oh Ae Sun
I don’t mind if it’s a stuffy apartment or your parents’ spare room. You are my home. That’s enough for me.
– Oh Ae Sun
Now you have to decide. Choose if you wanna be a good husband or a good son. You can only be one. Please, I really don’t want a man who needs to please everyone.
– Geum Myeong
Even though you’re my grandchild, I get a bit upset if you wear my daughter out too much. The person you take most for granted in the world is the person who’s the most precious to me. Please go easy on my daughter.
– Oh Ae Sun
What I wanted to say the most in my life…Mom.
– Oh Ae Sun
Mom, do you have regrets? You couldn’t do everything you wanted.
– Geum Myeong
I did everything because I wanted to. Oh Ae-sun the lonely orphan, Oh Ae-sun the maid, and Oh Ae-sun the high school dropout. The most wonderful title I’ve ever held is being Geum-myeong and Eun-myeong’s mother. I’ve lived an extraordinary life in my own way. Don’t pity the life that I’ve lived.
– Oh Ae Sun
A mother’s daughter was growing into a mother herself. Mom hoped her daughter’s time with her own child wouldn’t be too tough.
– Geum Myeong
Who becomes a mother overnight? Your child will grow, and so will you.
– Oh Ae Sun
You think Dad’s absolutely on my side, don’t you? If you and I fight, Dad will always take your side. I may be his number one, but you’re his number zero. To Dad, you’re like the One Ring from Lord of the Rings.
– Geum Myeong
I had a loving dad. But my dad didn’t have a loving daughter. His loving request for me to be sweet to my mom still stings in my heart. We took Dad for granted, as though we owned him forever.
– Geum Myeong
Dad’s uneven love had just ended, while mine was only beginning.
– Geum Myeong
My mom always said there were difficult days but never lonely ones. Looking back, her life was a paradise. Dad spent his life patting our backs.
– Geum Myeong
Was it all right?
– Gwan Sik
Was our time together good? It was more than perfect. It was so wonderful that I couldn’t have asked for more.
– Oh Ae Sun
There was a girl in the boy’s life. All his life, the boy kept the girl’s world safe. Thank you, honey. You’ve lived a good life. A truly great life.
– Oh Ae Sun
I thought life went from spring to summer, fall, and then winter, but I was wrong. It sometimes feels like winter, sometimes like spring. I’ve had myriad spring days.
– Oh Ae Sun
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