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Myeongchul, one of Sungju’s classmates in famine-stricken Gyeong-seong, is an enthusiastic talker and a talented actor who puts on skits at the train station to earn money. His ambition is to star in action movies. As the famine worsens, he joins a gang with his classmates Sangchul, Unsik, and Min-gook, which later includes Sungju, Young-bum, and Chulho. He is the first of the gang to die, suffering fatal wounds in the coastal city Rajin-Seonbong during a fight with another gang over territory.
Myeongchul Quotes in Every Falling Star
The Every Falling Star quotes below are all either spoken by Myeongchul or refer to Myeongchul. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 15 Quotes
“Dreams are only for Pyongyang people.”
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“I think, when we stop dreaming, we’re just as good as dead[.]”
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Chapter 18 Quotes
“If we didn’t have folk stories, we might start to question our lives, our governments, our world . . . We might start . . . thinking for ourselves.”
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Chapter 20 Quotes
“Everything has been taken away from us, except hope. You taught me that we can only give hope away. No one can take it.”
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Chapter 30 Quotes
“Home,” I whispered in my father’s ear when we finally stopped crying, “is not a place, but people. I came to realize that as a street boy. You are one of my homes. And this time I am never letting you leave again.”
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Myeongchul Quotes in Every Falling Star
The Every Falling Star quotes below are all either spoken by Myeongchul or refer to Myeongchul. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 15 Quotes
“Dreams are only for Pyongyang people.”
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“I think, when we stop dreaming, we’re just as good as dead[.]”
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Chapter 18 Quotes
“If we didn’t have folk stories, we might start to question our lives, our governments, our world . . . We might start . . . thinking for ourselves.”
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Chapter 20 Quotes
“Everything has been taken away from us, except hope. You taught me that we can only give hope away. No one can take it.”
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Chapter 30 Quotes
“Home,” I whispered in my father’s ear when we finally stopped crying, “is not a place, but people. I came to realize that as a street boy. You are one of my homes. And this time I am never letting you leave again.”
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