Run On (Quotes)

Run On is currently my favorite airing drama and probably one of the most favorite korean dramas of all time. Last time a show warmed my heart this much was with When the weather is fine... Because the lines and dialogues became very precious to me, I made a list of my favorite ones (and underlined a few that especially touched me).

For people who are not yet watching the drama, some of these may be a spoiler for you!

Don't worry. Let the attackers do the worrying. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 2)

It makes me feel rich. I have to understand a movie from start to finish to share it to the world and it makes me feel like I'm holding on to something bountiful. It makes me feel like I have a lot. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 2)

My first goal was to run faster than the guy right in front of me. I tried my best and finally managed to come in faster than him. Then my next goal was to beat the next guy in front of me. I kept doing that and after a while, no one was in front of me. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 2)

When you run, you don't think about what's behind you. The only thing that matters is what's right in front of you. Normally, it's the finish line. But today, it was you. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 2)

Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. - the line from the movie Oh Mi Joo liked (Episode 2)

His life is filled with everyone around him but himself. Whereas, I only have me. - Oh Mi Joo

About your home... If you don't have one, why not get yourself something similar instead? It's what I did. I made a place I want to come back to. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 3)

Don't do it if you don't want to. You don't always have to overcome everything. So if you don't want to do something, just don't. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 3) 

Can you forgive them? No? Then don't. You have the right to do that. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 3)

At the start line, an athlete can make a decision, whether to run until the finish line or not run at all. I chose not to run. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 3)

KSG - The world was fairly nice to me. So I grew up thinking I should also be nice to the world. 
OMJ - Nice? That's not what I saw today. The world was pretty harsh on you.
KSG - That's why I said 'fairly'.
(Episode 4)

OMJ - You're emphatic when it comes to others, but when it comes to you, you don't care. Do you have no love for yourself? Didn't you learn to love yourself at school?
KSG - I was busy training, so I skipped classes.
(Episode 4) 

SDA - Did you feel fine during your time with him? At times I feel like shit when I talk to him. It really feels shitty when he makes you feel like human garbage.
OMJ - You're right. That's how I felt too.
SDA - Right?
OMJ - But I realized that it was not his fault.
(Episode 4) 

OMJ - Then you can hate me, be disappointed and just forget about me. 

KSG - Yes. And tell myself that everything you did for me was fake. But I don't want to. Even if your words and consolations were all fake, they were still meaningful to me. 
(Episode 5)

Why not include your failures as a part of the process? It's also a part of your journey to success. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 5) 

No one is born being able to endure pain from the start. So don't try to seem okay if that's what you're doing. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 5)

Back then I didn't know that my choices would end up hurting me forever. I've never really been sick of living like this. Because I wasn't interested even though it was my life. Of all the things I've loved, why have I never loved myself? - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 6)

Maintaining your pace is very important when running. You can slow down if you're struggling, just don't give up. You can do that as an adult, right? - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 6)

OMJ - Is there anything you want to do? I may not know much because I was never able to use regret to motivate myself, but I think you'd be able to do that. The stuff you regret about your past. Turn that into something better.
KSG - Then what motivated you?
OMJ - Stuff like fear and obsession.

(Episode 7)

It smelled like home and I could hear the noises in the house. I really liked that. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 7)

SDA - Why do you do this when I make it clear that I don't like you?
STW - Because you at least hate me. It's better than being treated as if I'm invisible. It also takes effort to hate someone. What did I ever do that was so wrong? That we have the same dad? That we don't have the same mom? Or is it because I'm just me?

(Episode 8)

You know what it's like. As a kid, you feel safe only when you're a part of a group. And as an adult, you live in fear of being ostracized. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 8)

KSG - It's so hard to write a diary. 
OMJ - Why is it so hard? It's not homework.
KSG - I don't think I'm good at writing. 
OMJ - It's not like you'll show it to anyone. It's for you only. A diary is something private. People write it for themselves. Who are you trying to impress?
KSG - You're right. 
OMJ - So don't try to make it sound fancy or eloquent. Just be honest. 

(Episode 9)

KYI - What should I do when you're not there?

KSG - What do you mean? You should keep winning first place. 

KYI - Maybe it was your presence that motivated me to win. 

(Episode 9)

What's there not to enjoy? Isn't life about having fun? - Seo Dan Ah (Episode 10)

I feel like such a loser. I never once truly told him how I felt about him all because I was too scared of being rejected and never seeing him again. But I was waiting for him to say it first nonetheless. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 10)

Your affection for me gives me meaning and value. But I wasn't sure if you had feelings for me the same way I do about you. I wonder if you also want to hold my hand, hug me and kiss me. I am not quite sure about that. Because I do. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 10)

I thought I'd be able to watch all my favorite movies and make money as a translator. But now that I am one, I've realized that some movies can be boring as well. What's fortunate is that I began this job because I enjoyed it. That's one good thing. And there is one more. That I still don't hate it. But there are days when things just don't go my way. I have to look up words that I already know or listen to the same line repeatedly and still not get it. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 10)

Try it first. If it doesn't work out, you can give up then. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 10)

Anyways, I'm sorry about before. I told you not to flatter yourself. Rather than being straightforward with you, I keep on taking the sarcastic approach. It's something I do that I'm not proud of. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 11)

PMI - What do you think is a good translation?
OMJ - One that doesn't stay in your memory. I like it when it goes so smoothly that I just forget about it. 

(Episode 11)

Even within a minute, the world changes so much. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 11) 

You can tell a person's profession by looking at their shoe soles. Our emotions and energy are hidden inside every footstep we take. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 11)

Do not try to force your feet into a pair of shoes that don't fit. - a quote in the book Oh Mi Joo gave to Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 11) 

SDA - How was your upbringing?
OMJ - I was aware of what I did or didn't need. If I never had it, I wasn't greedy. If I still wanted it, I got something similar even if it was fake. 
(Episode 11) 

You see, those subtitles were made a decade ago. Even mountains transform in that stretch of years, so language is bound to change as well. Old words disappear, and new words are created all the time. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 11)

I thought I was only attached to things that I used to run for. But I realized that I was attached to things that I'd be running for in the future. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 11) 

He likes me, so who cares about his dad? Because he's an assemblyman? Well, I'm a voter. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 12) 

She is my strength, not my weakness. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 12)

Only I can make myself feel better since they're my feelings. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 12) 

I value myself more than anyone else. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 12) 

When I'm with him, I sometimes end up being faced with my flaws and I lose focus on my work. Love is great. But I never want to lose focus on my work, no matter what happens. It's kind of like losing myself. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 13) 

Sometimes, I think to myself that it'd be nice to have a certain type of friend. But that means I feel like I'm lacking something. I think I was looking back on my childhood years hoping I also had someone who would stand up for me like I did for Su Bin. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 14) 

Who do you think will end up living with me forever? It's me. Myself. And in your case, it's you. So you need to take good care of yourself and fix yourself whenever something breaks. I really want to get along with myself. I don't want to love myself too much, but I don't want to be too hard on myself either. I think finding a good balance between these is like homework for life. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 14)

KSG - You ran so well last time. Was it because you were robbed?
OMJ - No. I'm running so that I won't be robbed.
(Episode 14)

OMJ - They're so mean. They could've waited for me.

KSG - But I did. I waited until I could see you. 

(Episode 14)

Why are you thinking about ending it when you've only just started? - Jung Ji Hyun (Episode 15)

Doing someone wrong is a very relative matter. People have different viewpoints. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 15) 

Not all children mourn the death of their parents. And not all parents love their children unconditionally. - Seo Dan Ah (Episode 15) 

Just tell her. Tell her how you feel. And if she gets hurt, hug her like this. Isn't that what family is for? - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 16) 

Someone told me it's normal to tell Mom when Dad does something wrong. - Ki Seon Gyeom (Episode 16) 

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. - Oh Mi Joo, quote from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (Episode 16) 

I always believed that I was alone in this world, but that wasn't the case most of the time. - Oh Mi Joo (Episode 16) 

They say we all have a jewelry box we want to keep to ourselves. What's in it doesn't always have to be jewelry though. It can be sea glass you found at the beach, a shell, or it can be a button from someone's school uniform. [...] It's a way of saving a precious moment you might never get to experience again. - bartender (Episode 16) 

You know, I'll just let it hurt when it does. I can be alright when the pain stops. - Lee Yeong Hwa (Episode 16) 

I didn't want to get married so I lied about being gay to my family. It may have been a lifetime of worry for someone else, but I used it as an excuse. I'm sorry. - Seo Dan Ah (Episode 16) 

OMJ - We'll probably never fully understand each other, right? 
KSG - Yes. We're different after all. 
OMJ - You have your world, and I have mine. But we could align our worlds next to each other, couldn't we? So let's not be disappointed even if we can't understand each other. That's impossible to do. Instead, we'll stick to whatever's possible. 
(Episode 16) 

OMJ - Do you want to go watch my movie later? Then watch me watch the movie. You like me, right?

KSG - I didn't say anything.  

OMJ - I can read you like a book now because you love me. 

(Episode 16) 

OMJ - What's a happy ending? How do you get it? Many movies have happy endings, like the Sound of the Music. This is coming from someone who has seen all sorts of movies. Happy endings are just a fantasy and an illusion created by civilization. How can it be real when it doesn't even exist? 

SDA - How would you define it anyway? Is it living a long and happy life? 

OMJ - You're born into this world alone and will die the same way. Let's say you have a soulmate. But you're separated the moment you die. That's why it's an illusion. 

(Episode 16)