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29 Quotes | Queenmaker (2023)

Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean series, Queenmaker (2023):

“She’s a mad dog and the only thing she knows is to bite.”

  • “Giving your heart can be more cruel than the physical act of sex.” – Hwang Do Hee
  • “Do you think everything will end if you just quit?” – Cha Sun
  • “It wasn’t a mistake. It was a crime.” – Hwang Do Hee
  • “I refuse to follow your order.” – Hwang Do Hee

“You went too far. Stiletto heels with glitter. That’s a world you’re not ready to enter.”- Hwang Do Hee

“That greed will turn you into a snake. A monstrous beast that bites off its own tail to survive.” – Hwang Do Hee

“I’ll destroy it. That world of yours, built on the blood and bones of the people I’ve buried. Everything you love I’ll grind to dust before your eyes.” – Hwang Do Hee

  • “Should I call you Mutt Hwang instead of Toilet Hwang?” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook
  • “If you live your life only doing what looks cool, you end up an empty shell.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook
  • “My method is to repay a blow by hitting back twice as hard.” – Hwang Do Hee

“Justice without power is useless, and power without justice is mere violence.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook

  • “We’re not going against her. We’re going to push her out.” – Hwang Do Hee
  • “Money. Manpower. Star quality. These three are essential for politics.” – Hwang Do Hee
  • “The People’s Servant? What kind of servant lives in luxury like that?” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook
  • “When overdone, body language will ruin a good speech. Stay composed. Be calm and polite. That makes you look impenetrable.” – Hwang Do Hee
  • “That’s the end of the ordinary people’s hero. The moment you’re branded as tainted, your own side throws stones at you.” – Carl Yoon

“You taught me how to run but you never taught me how to stop.” – Hwang Do Hee

“Elections are the most entertaining shows in the world.” – Carl Yoon

  • “I’m not a monkey. I’m a rhino. I’m a rhino who will charge on relentlessly until the bell of truth rings.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook
  • “The world won’t end just because we press pause on it.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook
  • “What’s even scarier than violence itself is being tamed to accept that violence.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook
  • “A fantasy, is just that, a fantasy. A politician who chases impossible ideals is just a hypocrite.” – Ma Joong Seok

“Like a lion that does not flinch at loud noises, like a wind that cannot be trapped by a net, like a lotus flower that’s never tainted even in the mud, I will overcome greed and hatred, and I’ll continue to fearlessly walk my path like the horn of a rhinoceros.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook

“It’s good to learn things. But there are lines that should never be crossed. And the moment you cross one, you lose your humanity forever.” – Carl Yoon

  • “You won’t abandon a woman who bet her life on you, will you?” – Hwang Do Hee
  • “Truth doesn’t bend or break, no matter how much pressure is applied to it from outside.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook
  • “It’s not the election I care about. It’s the truth.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook

“The truth cannot be washed away. The waves of our faith in each other and our solidarity will make the truth surface again. And it will be the foundation upon which we can build a better world.” – Atty. Oh Kyung Sook

Genre: Drama, Political
Also known as: W: The City of Women Who Never Die
Synopsis: A gripping political drama that revolves around two powerful women who have different strong opinions but fight together to achieve the same end goal.
No of episodes: 11
Cast: Kim Hee-ae, Moon Sori
Writer: Moon Ji-Young
Director: Oh Jin-Seok
Network: Netflix
Date: April 14, 2023

Subtitle translation / Images: Netflix