Reischauer Institute Quotes & Sayings

It is the same principle as washing dirty clothes - the more you clean the dirt away, the more it goes back to its original state. A piece of paper, which has been scribbled on, gets cleaner the more the scribbling is erased. Enlightenment is the same as knowing the true state of the paper once it is clean. — Woo Myung

There is little doubt that an unstable Syria will destabilize the whole Middle East. — Ahmed Zewail

If I don't let God deal with my bentness, I will go the way of my bentness. But Jesus can straighten me out. — Johnny Hunt

Quiet, moving, masterfully crafted. Such are the nine stories in Venus in the Afternoon. Tehila Lieberman writes with precision, restraint, with a compassionate heart. She inhabits her characters, young or old, men or women, honestly, but without judgment, until they rise off the page and stand before us breathing and alive. New York, the Atacama desert, Amsterdam or Cuzco in Peru, the settings in Venus in the Afternoon are just as varied as the lives which they contain. A wonderful collection, one that will stay in your mind long after you have bid it goodbye. — Miroslav Penkov

I figured that I wasn't as smart or talented as the other kids around, so I just had to work twice as hard. Surprisingly, results showed quickly. I was hooked! — Philippe Kahn

Hating a main character for being too weak is like expecting a human to be able to do everything. Stories aren't all sunshine and rainbows. — B.A. Gabrielle