He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

You put your soul into those paintings, and nothing in this world is more beautiful to me than that soul of yours.

The cry of the poor is is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is.

Because of the internet and communications, the clash of cultures is much more direct. People feel, I think, less certain about their identity, less certain about economic security.

In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas.

There is enough sin in my best prayer to send the whole world to Hell.

It is not I that smite, stab, and slay, but God and my prince, for my hand and my body are now their servants.

I love getting amazing jackets, because you can wear your pajamas underneath and everyone's like, 'Oh fabulous jacket', and I'm like, 'You should see what's underneath'.

Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality.

The deafest man can hear praise, and is slow to think any an excess.