The drama began in 1988 with four high school students Duk-Sun (Hyeri), Jung-Hwan (Ryoo Joon-Yeol), Sun-Woo (Ko Gyung-Pyo), Dong-Ryong (Lee Dong-Hwi), and Taek, a go player. (Park Bo-Gum).
1- “1988. This is the end of our Ssangmundong story. Longing for that time and longing for that street isn’t because I miss the younger version of myself. In that place, where we won’t be able to gather like that again, I regret being unable to say my final farewell. To the things that are already gone, to a time that has already passed, I want to say a belated farewell. Goodbye, my youth. Goodbye, Ssangmundong.” – Deok Sun
2- “Time will always flow. Everything will pass by. That might be why youth is beautiful. It shines, blindingly bright, for just an instant. But you can never go back to it.” – Deok Sun
3- “When I went back in search of our neighborhood street, the street had aged so much. You could feel that the time had passed. I can’t go back to my youth, or to this street. They are both the same. ” – Deok Sun
4- “In the end, fate and timing do not happen, out of coincidence. They are products of earnest, simple choices, that make up miraculous moments. Being resolute, making decisions without hesitation… that is what makes timing. He wanted her more than I did. And I should have been more courageous. It was not the traffic light’s fault. It was not timing. It was my hesitations.” – Jung Hwan
5- “Fate does not come to you at just anytime. It should happen, often at the most dramatic moments brought by coincidence. That is what makes it fate. That is why, another term for fate, is timing.” – Jung Hwan
6- “If you want to know if someone likes you, look into their eyes. Eyes can’t lie.” – Sun Woo
7- “When I was young, Superman lived at my house. He was a MacGyver-type of guy who could fix anything in the world and he’d appear out of nowhere to fix every sort of problem. And he’d never show any sort of weakness whatsoever. However, I came to know the truth after growing out of my childhood. Just like Superman, they were all normal people whose true selves were still hidden.” – Bo Ra
8- “To love someone, does not only mean that you love to feel them near you, but it means to acclimate yourself to them. And also, to love someone means that no matter how much pain or grief that person causes you, you find yourself wanting to hate them so much yet you can never bring yourself to hate them.” – Bo Ra
9- “Loving someone is not just the feeling of wanting to give them things. It’s the desperate desire to give them things.” – Bo Ra
10- “The world isn’t such a simple place, you know. You have to be clear when you say ‘no’, when you need to.” – Deok Sun
11- “It’s not a crime to be poor … being ugly is a crime though.” – Man Ok
12- “A line indicates a limit, saying “that’s as far as you get”. To maintain that boundary means to maintain the same familiarity, and it means that one will respect the universe that it outlines through abiding by its rules and maintaining the relationships existing in it as they are.” – Deok Sun
13- “In life, sometimes you become indebted to others or you inconvenience others. It happens. Everyone lives like that. Don’t suffer too much on your own.” – Choi Moo Sung
14- “There’s no set order when it comes to dying. This is just the way life is.” – Choi Moo Sung
“If you love someone, you have to tell them now before your fleeting days become filled with regret. In some ways, the biggest present that time leaves us with is the memories we have of loving others. That’s why you have to shove embarrassment aside and confess your love to the one you love before it’s too late.” – Deok Sun
15- “Time continues on. That’s why time eventually creates farewells, and it always leaves people with regrets.” – Deok Sun
16- “If there is anyone who hasn’t been confessed to by the one they love yet or if you’re suffering from love-related pains, don’t be too sad. Another person may be in love with you right now and that person may just confess to you that he/she has liked you for a long time, even though you were totally unaware.” – Lee Moon Se
17- “When one is at the age when one can console one’s mother, it’s when one has matured past being able to say “Thank you” and “I love you”. If one wants to make one’s mother happy, the words “Mom, I need you” are more than enough.” – Bo Ra
18- ” When true love manifests itself, it doesn’t allow one to be concerned over one’s pride and causes one to cast it aside. That’s why mothers are strong.” – Bo Ra
19- “Sometimes , you’re so sick of something and it seems so tacky that you don’t even want to look at it, but the only people in the world who can protect me are “my people”. People who I’m used to and I’m comfortable with, people who have been my people for a long time, are people who you cannot help but love. We cannot help loving them.” – Jung Hwan
20- “There’s nothing one is more sick of and considers more tacky than something that has belonged to them for a long time. However, another way to say “tacky” and “sick of” is “accustomed to” and “comfortable”. ” – Jung Hwan
21- “What I’m saying is, focus more on an everyday level. If you’re dumb, you should at least try hard! Do you think living life is that easy?” – Bo Ra
22- “Do you know what the scariest thing in the world is? The fact that someone who has nothing is trying to help others.” – Lee Il Hwa
23- “People who are less fortunate should help each other out!” – Sung Dong Il
24- “An illusion is short, but a misunderstanding lasts a long time. That’s why illusions offer you freedom while misunderstandings chain you down.” – Deok Sun
25- “Death is the end. What good are filial deeds after your parent dies? You have to treat your parents well while they’re around.” – Sung Dong Il
26- ”Adults feel pain, too. It’s just that adults keep it bottled up. They were just busy being adults, and they just acted strong due to the pressure that came with their age.” – Deok Sun
27- “In some ways, one’s own family is the most oblivious. But … what’s so important about knowing? In the end, what helps you overcome obstacles isn’t brains, but someone who will take your hand and never let you go. In the end, that’s family. Even for heroes, the people they go back to in the end, is family.” – Deok Sun
28- “When you were born, we were worried about how to raise you. When your brother was born, we were worried about how to shape him into a good person.” – Sung Dong Il
29- “In some ways, one’s own family is the most oblivious.” – Deok Sun
30- “The year was 1988, a time when it was chilly, but our hearts were fiery, a time when we didn’t have much but people’s hearts were warm.” – Deok Sun
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