“It wasn't uncommon to hear rationalizations of this sort--the longing to transform bad deeds into good ones. No one ever wanted to hear that God didn't work that way; the Lord would never want a young woman to trade her body to follow a commandment. Sins couldn't be laundered by good results.”
Min Jin Lee, born in 1968, is a talented writer known for her delicate emotions and profound insights into the lives of Asian immigrants and their descendants. Her debut novel, 'Pachinko', received widespread acclaim and won multiple literary awards. more
“From the stars, to the stars.”
“We’re all sinners, Eden. Some of us just sin differently than others.”
“Why do you insist on traveling on the wrong way, when there exist the right road?”
“There is a good knowledge that saves souls, the gospel of salvation.”
“Whoever lives in sin, fails to accept the gospel of salvation.”