Asian Dramas & Quotes

Misaeng (2014)

A road opens as you tread along it. A road that doesn't open isn't a road. Roads are open to everyone, but not everyone can have the roads. – Jang Geu Rae

I thought that was the end, but it was only the beginning. – Jang Geu Rae

Self-esteem, saving face, pride, these are not the issue here. I have to swallow all that. – Jang Geu Rae

Are you a mama's boy? You can't do anything by yourself? – Ahn Young Yi

Young Yi: Sorry about before.

Geu Rae: Sure.

Young Yi: Huh? People usually say "It's okay."

Geu Rae: You say "Sure" when no wrong was done.

My road ended there. – Jang Geu Rae

It's not because I lacked skills or luck. Or because I had a part-time job on the side. Or because my parents couldn't support me. Or because my mom became bedridden after my dad passed away. That would be too painful. So I want to think I didn't work hard enough. I want to think that way even if it isn't true. I ended up here because I didn't work hard. – Jang Geu Rae

We have to get accustomed to the unfamiliar. That way, we can have a new experience. We should move a step away from the fear. – Oh Sang Sik

My something, my one thing, something I'm good at — effort. – Jang Geu Rae

You'll see when you become a dad. When your kid suffers, you can't stop crying. – Jang Geu Rae's Mom

You have to go high to see far.

I wanted to be one of them so desperately that I couldn't see the ugly truth. Only I didn't know that truth when everyone else does. – Jang Geu Rae

I had to be fine alone. – Jang Geu Rae

Sweat. Tears. Frustrations. How much more should I shed? – Jang Geu Rae

혼자 하는 일이 아니다. (We don't work alone.)

A collection of your choices is your life. The choices you make in each moment makes up the quality of your life. – Han Suk Yool

Kajima. I'll do well. – Jang Geu Rae

It's not something I can overlook with pride. – Jang Geu Rae

You need a plan for every move, that's called intention.

We think our past is holding on to us, but it's the other way around. – Sun Ji Young

Surviving means going towards a complete life. – Oh Sang Sik

Thankfully only I hadn't changed. – Jang Geu Rae