Our Unwritten Seoul - Quotes

This drama got me on chokehold and every lines hit me too hard.

I made this thread to compile all the meaningful quotes, feel free to join and share your fav bits!

Ep 1

"Yesterday is over. Tomorrow is yet to come. Today is yet unknown. Let's go!"

"Was this thrown away because it deflated? Or did it deflate because it was thrown away? Am I living like this because of the way I am? Or am I like this because of the way I live?"

“A rosy future was just within my grasp. The future that seemed so obvious to everyone. The future that was always unknown to me. This is why a person’s name is important.”

“If you don’t sow anything right now then what will you harvest later on in your peak farming season?”

“Life isn’t meant to be perfect. It’s about enduring when things don’t go right.”

“When you think you know it all, everything seems simple and obvious. But when you think you don’t know enough, everything becomes complicated.”

Ep 2

“What is this feeling? I clearly messed everything up. But somehow, it’s easier to breathe. For the first time in forever, I feel like I’ve taken off an invisible mask.”

"You only truly understand some things after getting them wrong. Now that I know what I got wrong, maybe someday I’ll get it right.”

“We’re more alike than anyone, so why did I always think you were my opposite? I’m not sure who I was trying to be. Why did I think I knew you?”

“I bet you kept it all in, barely hung on, until you couldn’t anymore.” 

“There’s more to it than just getting the right answer.” 

Ep 3

“A person’s heart is like a door. And I’m an expert at knowing exactly when that door is closing.”

“I was worried that someone else might open the only door that I was able to open. But even that door slammed shut right before my eyes.”

“You don’t make someone your role model just because they’re like you.”

“People were just drawn to my sparkle so I didn’t have to do anything. Once that sparkle disappeared, the only thing remaining was a burnt-out firework, useless and dull, just like me.”

“I wanted to keep you by my side because of your strengths, but you were by my side because of my weakness.”

“I think what you perceive as your weakness is what makes you stronger and special."

“I’m drawn to you because I see your vulnerability and I admire you even more because of that weakness. Is that so terrible?”

“Whenever a lie comes to light, everyone feels awful, regardless of whose lie it is.”

“When someone shows themselves being weak, pathetic, and clumsy, people should get disappointed and turn away from them. So why don’t I?”

“I guess in life, there are just moments like this. Moments where doors to people’s hearts just open without reason.”

Ep 4

“It wasn't until I lived as someone else that I realized my worst enemy was myself.”

“People like him can end up like deflated balloons when faced with such hardship.”

“Being unemployed is a fight against your own mind and the clock. When everyone else is working and you’re home alone, you think too much. And the more you think, the more you lose track of time. You wonder if the clock’s broken, before you know it, the whole day’s gone. And 99% of those thoughts are useless.”

“Thinking about the past only brings regret, and thinking about the future only brings anxiety.”

“You’re still you. You’re not any worse, you haven’t disappeared, and you haven’t gone downhill. You just quit a job. You’re okay.”

“If a deer runs away from a lion, does that make it trash? If a hermit crab hides in fear of being eaten, is it a coward? They’re all just trying to survive. You’re hiding to survive, too.”

“No matter how pathetic or messy it looks, anything you do to survive is brave.”

“Things don’t always feel right in the beginning. If you start with something super sweet and try something sweet and tangy, all you can taste is the tang.”

“Life’s funny, you know. Even if it feels too sour right now, the tart ones make the best jam.”

“For so long, I was harder on myself than anyone else, just for being me. Even deer and hermit crabs do everything they can to survive. So why do I end up attacking myself in the moments I most need to protect myself?”

“Knowing doesn’t mean I can change anything."

Ep 5

“Someday, you’re also going to make someone miserable. There will definitely be a moment when you cause the person by your side to lose.”

“No one decides when to start falling in love for the first time.”

“People who have issues always take their issues with them wherever they go.”

“If I hadn’t made it all the way to the top that day, I would be a very different person.”

“You need to be able to take care of yourself before dating or getting married. Relying on a man just because your future looks uncertain is one of the quickest ways to ruin your life.”

Ep 6

“Those rumors are fake. But those strawberries are real. You’re saying something fake is more important than something real.”

“I don’t think it matters where I am. I’m still the same.”

“What is this feeling? It’s like I’ve lost before the fight began.”

“First loves belong in the past and I have nothing to be proud of.”

“It’s just sad. My feelings always go to waste before they’re ever heard.”

“We don’t know everything, do we? And if you don’t know the full story, it’s better to keep quiet sometimes.”

“We all have that one question we don’t want to be asked. Does choosing not to ask it count as being deceitful?”

“Just like the moon that follows me without ever being noticed, this fool has been silently waiting, for who knows how long.”

“You showed up like a superhero, so I figured you’d know what to do. But you’re just as lost.”

“What’s out there is fake, and this place is real. At least to me.”

Ep 7

“That’s when I started pretending to be a tree, quietly enduring everything.”

“I couldn’t do anything about the pain, but I could choose not to cry.”

“Just because you like something, doesn’t mean you can do it. Every family has its own issues, and mine is no different. I can’t just think about myself.”

“There’s always a reason behind an unreasonable choice. If you do not know what it is, it means you either didn’t care to ask or you’re not trusted enough to be told.”

I hope just like Miji and Mirae, we all heal together through this story.

Thankyouuu.. would you be continuing this? 

i usually have a lot but i have been interested in the kdrama that i didn’t put down a lot but here’s some that i had in my notes to add onto the quotes! :D

ep 1: [mi-ji]: “there’s more to something than meets the eye.”  

ep 4: [mi-ji as mi-rae]: “it wasn't until i lived as someone else that i realized my worst enemy was myself.”

ep 7: [mi-rae]: ”inside the layers of bark I've built up in my wish to become a tree... there are fragile feelings trapped within, unable to grow.”

ep 8: [mi-rae as mi-ji]: “even if we had met on our way to or from work, i would've just been like one of those many stars. because i'm so ordinary.”

[ho-su]: “why do things keep going sideways? is it because i'm a puzzle piece that doesn't fit? no matter how much i pretend to be normal, i'm still broken. will i ever be able... to form a pair with someone else?”

[ho-su]: “maybe what i really wanted wasn't
to become a perfect person or pair, but rather one complete whole. broken pieces that embrace each other and make up for each other's shortcomings… somehow become one unconventional whole.”

ep 11: [mi-ji]: “i’ve been thinking about something the past few days. if i could go back in time, what would i have to say to convince myself to leave the room? but i don’t know what i would say. i thought about it, and i realized that i didn’t leave of my accord. i stayed in that room, thinking i was the only one going through a hard time. i never thought about what it must’ve been like for those watching me from outside.”

[ho-su]: “the promise of a tomorrow is not born from hope, but from resolve.” “looking back, the path i’ve walked is full of regrets. and the road ahead is veiled in fear.”

[mi-rae]: “even when you weren’t by my side, you were always with me in spirit. so please be gentle and forgiving with yourself. be kind to yourself as you were to me.”

ep 12: [mi-ji]: “just when you start to get the hang of things, the chapter you know ends and an unfamiliar one begins. some people rush ahead to read the final page, but i was the type to run away from the ending. the type who can't let go of the main character and leaves the final volume unread, and the type who never beats the final boss so the game won't end. maybe it's because i already knew that deep down, no matter how tightly i held on, i couldn't stop the ending from coming.”

[sang-wol]: “it's like all these locked doors unlocked at the same time, and now i don't know which one to open first.”

[mi-ji]: “i realized after going through a few chapters that life isn't a book with an ending. it's a notebook i have to fill in myself. even if i'm confronted by a blank page, it's not the end, but a beginning. it's the unwritten first page of my story. there will surely be unexpected twists and turns along the way... ..but i'll keep searching for a line of happiness until i've filled every page.”

I just updated to ep 6! I will rewatch ep 7 to compile the quotes :>

Спасибо.

Thank you so much for your efforts. I know I will be coming back here for these quotes. They are so beautiful.