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40+ Quotes | Tale Of The Nine-Tailed 1938 (2023)

Updated: June 12, 2023

Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, Tale Of The Nine-Tailed 1938 (2023):

“They say brotherhood is like a film-noir.” – Lee Yeon

  • “You have no idea how much I longed to see you again and how much I missed you.” – Lee Yeon
  • “Quit being a bandit or whatever. Just find a bit of happiness, okay?” – Lee Yeon
  • “I’m not dying. But I have to go.” – Lee Yeon

“Foxes always repay kindness and repay their enemy, no matter what!” – Lee Yeon

“We all feel lost at times. This is precisely one of my worst moments.” – Lee Yeon

“There’s no salvation for those who don’t try to save themselves. Whether you live as a human or a fox, it’s your choice.” – Lee Yeon

“Someone has locked me in the past. However, they know nothing. In an era without a woman to protect, the nine-tailed fox is far more ruthless than they’d expect. It’s time to hunt.” – Lee Yeon

  • “Had I ever lost prey I had my eyes on? I’ll make him mine.” – Ryu Hong Joo
  • “I hate it when they’re poor yet nice. They irritate me. The world isn’t some magical garden.” – Ryu Hong Joo
  • “Don’t forgive so easily. Then the world will throw anything at you to forgive.” – Ryu Hong Joo
  • “He is Lee Yeon. And yet, he is not. Then what is he?” – Lee Rang
  • “I only distinguish the world into two categories. Those on my side and those who are not.” – Ryu Hong Joo

“I’ll either risk my life to protect or risk my life to destroy.” – Ryu Hong Joo

  • “No matter what others say, I’m you’re older brother. I fed, dressed, and raised you.” – Lee Yeon
  • “A fox never betrays his mate.” – Lee Yeon
  • “You think foxes only hunt with their eyes?” – Lee Yeon
  • “A fox must repay kindness, regardless of its will. Especially when its life has been saved.” – Lee Rang
  • “Being raised by you, and almost dying, got me a bit confused.” – Cheon Moo Yeong
  • “I raised you three out of necessity and removed you out of necessity.” – Taluipa

“I don’t see you even when you’re so close. I don’t recognize you anymore.” – Ryu Hong Joo

  • “I don’t care if you’re from the past or future. I’m going to protect you.” – Ryu Hong Joo
  • “We should share even if we all get a little wet.” – Lee Yeon
  • “I see endless darkness in your eyes. Guys like you are perfect prey for a world like that.” – The king of five paths
  • “They say a man’s feelings change like the colors of a rainbow tteok, but his love for me never changed.”
  • “Whatever I may be to you, I don’t intend to give up on either of you.” – Lee Yeon
  • “I can’t do it. I couldn’t cut you to save my life.” – Cheon Moo Yeong

“We never lose when the three of us are together.” – Lee Yeon

  • “Now that I think about it, I have nowhere to return to.” – Lee Rang
  • “After being abandoned by my parents and my brother, I wandered alone for hundreds of years. I’m just a stain in their lives.” – Lee Rang
  • “I’m not unimportant and I’m not being careless. We kissed. And I’m going to marry you. So you can’t run away anymore.” – Yeo Hee

“How does it feel to beat each other with these hands we once used to support each other with?” – Lee Yeon

  • “I’m not the kid you used to piggyback. The least you can do is let me decide my own path.” – Lee Rang
  • “I may not know much about women but I felt a mermaid would miss the sea.” – Lee Rang
  • “A nine-tailed fox’s first love is their last and final love.” – Lee Yeon

“Don’t risk your life so easily. Find someone worth risking your life for.” – Ryu Hong Joo

  • “To catch the hare, you enter its burrow.” – Lee Yeon
  • “I don’t know why but when I heard you singing, I thought I should live.” – Lee Rang
  • “All my life I lived running from my past. But I don’t intend to stumble or run anymore. Because I have you.” – Lee Rang
  • “Foxes only love one woman until the day they die.” – Lee Rang

“Why do first loves always go wrong?” – Ryu Hong Joo

“If you miss me by any chance, just remember the ugly things, like now.” – Lee Yeon

“The world may stab you in the back. But by having the right person by you, either a lover or a family member, you will never fall.” – Lee Yeon

“Perhaps they were always there. My family. My real brother.” – Cheon Moo Yeong

Genre: Fantasy, Action
Synopsis: A gumiho struggles to return to the present time after getting dragged back to a chaotic era in 1938.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Lee Dong-wook, Kim Bum, Kim So-yeon, Ryu Kyung-soo
Writer: Han Woo-ri
Director: Kang Shin-hyo
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video
Date: May 6, 2023

Subtitle translation: Amazon Prime Video