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100+ Quotes | My Demon (2023)

Updated: January 21, 2024

Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, My Demon (2023):

Episodes 1-2

“My life feels as if it’s shrouded in mist. Who is a friend and who is a foe? Or is everyone around me a foe? I can’t tell.” – Do Dohee

“Is the one approaching me through the mist a devil or an angel? Have they come to save me or destroy me? The truth is so fragile that even the faintest mist can hide it.” – Do Dohee

  • “Evil spirits deceive and confuse humans in their arrogant yet tempting ways, undermining them from both the inside and the outside.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “While it is true that external forces can lead people astray, all evil ultimately stems from human desires. So the fault cannot lie in the evil spirits alone.” – Jeong Guwon

“Cold but kind. Innocent yet sexy. His whole existence exudes sensuality.” – Do Dohee

“Where could my prey be tonight? Someone so desperate, lonely, and scared that they wouldn’t hesitate to take my hand.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “When I can’t rely on anything or anyone, all I can do is trust myself.” – Do Dohee
  • “Guwon. This is all because of that name, salvation.” – Do Dohee
  • “Only you can solve my problems. Because you’re the reason for my symptoms.” – Jeong Guwon

“Salvation takes place in the aftermath of destruction, when the familiar world around me comes crashing down, and what used to be normal is no longer normal.” – Do Dohee

“This man came crashing into my precarious life. A man who is more unfamiliar and suspicious than anyone. Guwon, my salvation.” – Do Dohee

Episode 3

“You have something precious to me. I want you to be more responsible.” – Jeong Guwon

“So you’re saying that you’re a demon? So you’re the devil. Why call yourself a demon? What are you, a Pokémon?” – Do Dohee

  • “You need your tattoo and I need your powers.” – Do Dohee
  • “He saved me again.” – Do Dohee

“Humans tend to romanticize unnecessary and inefficient emotions as part of being human.” – Jeong Guwon

“By nature, humans surpass demons when it comes to selfishness.” – Jeong Guwon

“To me, it seems like self-hatred. You consider humans insignificant because you were too.” – Do Dohee

“If we ever get a second chance, let’s fight even harder and love each other more dearly.” – Do Dohee

  • “The only way to stop me is to kill me.” – Do Dohee
  • “I promise to reveal the truth even if I have to join hands with a demon.” – Do Dohee
  • “Mr. Jeong Guwon. Marry me.” – Do Dohee

Episode 4

“I’m all alone again for the first time in 17 years.” – Do Dohee

“Fake things are always sweeter. Salvation, love, happiness, and whatnot. Sweet things are bad for you. Do you know what’s the worst of all? Happiness. Humans end up unhappy because they try to be happy.” – Do Dohee

“I don’t want you to go out alone and get in trouble, so call me if you need me.” – Jeong Guwon

“This position is incredibly lonely. I’ve felt it to my core, being on my own all this time. Without you, I would’ve drowned in the hell that is loneliness.” – Madam Ju

  • “I’m not so curious about how my life will end. But I just hope that my death won’t hurt you.” – Madam Ju
  • “Crying once is enough.” – Madam Ju
  • “The position I’m leaving you with is a battlefield where tears aren’t allowed.” – Madam Ju
  • “People may think I’m successful. But I’m surrounded by rotten people who remind me that I’ve utterly failed.” – Madam Ju

“Good times are excruciatingly short.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“I am my bodyguard’s bodyguard.” – Do Dohee

“Do you know how to tango? You must trust your partner when you tango.” – Jeong Guwon

Episode 5

“Rule number one for bodyguards: Never let her out of your sight. Rule number two: Never stray far from her. And rule number three: Never fall in love with her.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “Somethings wrong with me. Falling for a worthless human being?” – Jeong Guwon
  • “Haste leads to mistakes. And marriage can change your life forever. So take your time to find the right one.” – Noh Sukmin

“I hate to admit this but you’re an excellent bodyguard.” – Do Dohee

  • “Be careful, or I’ll indict you for stealing my heart.” – Prosecutor Choi
  • “People who are meant to do great things are certainly extraordinary.” – Prosecutor Choi

“I can’t stand it anymore. Marry or divorce whoever you want for all I care. Just don’t make that face in front of me.” – Jeong Guwon

“You want to know what my problem is? You. You’re my problem. My life was perfect until I met you. But it’s become a mess since you came into my life.” – Jeong Guwon

“Let’s stop this. I’ll let you go. You’re no longer my bodyguard.” – Do Dohee

“I’m in danger right now. I don’t know who’s after me or why. You need your tattoo, and I need your powers. This is the only way for both of us to get what we want.” – Do Dohee

Episode 6

“I hurt when she hurts, and I’m happy when she’s happy. I can’t tell where I end and she begins.” – Ju Seok Hoon

“That feeling when the world you believed in disappears and you’re left completely alone.” – Do Dohee

  • “Don’t fight this dangerous battle by yourself anymore.” – Ju Seok Hoon
  • “Dohee, let’s get married. You don’t have to be all alone.” – Ju Seok Hoon
  • “How about you marry me instead?” – Jeong Guwon
  • “Life sure is a series of choices.” – Do Dohee
  • “What I dislike is marriage, not Do Do-hee.” – Jeong Guwon

“There’s no line I can’t cross.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “Where in the world did you go, Madam Ju? Leaving me here all alone.” – Do Dohee
  • “I’m in your memory. Where else could I be?” – Madam Ju
  • “Why did you propose to me?” – Do Dohee
  • “Just because. I don’t want you to die.” – Jeong Guwon

“He isn’t someone I can simply label as either good or bad.” – Do Dohee

  • “Hey, don’t gaze at a married woman with such intense emotion. There are eyes everywhere!” – Jeong Guwon
  • “What’s peaceful about marriage? It’s more violent than anything.” – Star Jin
  • “I’m your husband, not your slave.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “Am I too pretty in the morning?” – Do Dohee
  • “Yes.” – Jeong Guwon

Episode 7

“It’s flickering. What flickers is bound to go out sooner or later.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

  • “Enjoy living with your countless other selves.” – Do Dohee
  • “Marriage sure is crazy in many ways.” – Do Dohee
  • “It’s not that the place is small. It’s your greed that’s too much.”

“You got yourself a doormat. Someone who’s always there. You take them for granted, end up neglecting them, and blame them for everything because they’re that easy to you.” – Madam Ju

  • “I admit that I’m not a scary person. But I can certainly be a nuisance. I’m quite persistent.” – Ju Seok Hoon
  • “You shouldn’t bother. Because I’m made of concrete.” – Jeong Guwon

“This unreasonable and unnecessary emotion. That will be gone soon.” – Jeong Guwon

“Who’s blaming fate? You should be blaming yourself. No one can stop the roulette wheel that has begun spinning. All that’s left for you are choices.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

Episode 8

  • “I was too late. You were always there to protect me. But I couldn’t.” – Do Dohee
  • “Your crying face from up close is hilarious.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “It’s so funny that I can’t even die.” – Jeong Guwon

“She saved him. She doesn’t know how that will come to threaten her own life. Poor thing.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“I’m okay as long as you’re safe. That’s all I need.” – Ju Seok Hoon

“I may look okay on the outside, but I’m a wreck on the inside.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “Your treatment isn’t over yet.” – Do Dohee
  • “Being with you is the best treatment.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “We’re not even getting any static, let alone sparks.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “The lengths I go to charge you up.” – Do Dohee
  • “What’s best for someone you care about is also what’s best for you.” – Madam Ju
  • “What’s best for you is what’s best for me.” – Madam Ju

“I can’t trust you anymore. You can no longer protect me. You’ve become so weak that you can’t even protect yourself.” – Do Dohee

“Do Do-hee, do what’s best for you. Because that’s what’s best for me.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “Everyone I’ve ever loved is dead. And you’ll die because of me, too. ” – Do Dohee
  • “I don’t care.” – Jeong Guwon

“Even if my feelings for you make me insignificant and weak, you are my fate that I cannot defy.” – Jeong Guwon

Episode 9

“Is this why humans willingly become foolish?” – Jeong Guwon

  • “Even though I’ve never met God in person, I can’t seem to get attached.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “An insignificant human being could never fathom a demon’s existence.” – Jeong Guwon

“Who would’ve known affection could be this contagious?” – Jeong Guwon

  • “Deprivation leads to growth.” – Noh Sukmin
  • “I always thought happiness was fake.” – Do Dohee
  • “What’s best for you has become what’s best for me.” – Do Dohee

“I decided to let go so that everyone else would find peace, but I’m the one who ended up happy.” – Do Dohee

  • “If you give up now, you’ll live the rest of your life in fear.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “You can’t maintain peace by covering things up.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “The secret to my recovery is a thirst for revenge.” – Jeong Guwon

“Do you know what it’s like to be human? Everyday feels like walking on thin ice, and we use that as an excuse to prey on each other. Humans are the most cowardly and despicable beings in the world.” – Star Jin

“If the price of their happiness is this high, it can’t be true happiness.” – Star Jin

“Sometimes, we bet everything on something without even knowing why. Maybe we only find out why after the journey has ended.” – Ms. Shin

  • “Growth can only happen after destruction.” – Ms. Shin
  • “You and your diligence. You’re even diligent in giving up.” – Jeong Guwon

“Do you know what makes humans greater than the devil or God? Humans can become anything. Be it the devil, God, or even something more than that.” – Gi Kwang Chul

  • “I can do everything you can. Because I gave you those powers.” – Noh Suk Nyeo
  • “Some call me the universe. Others call me time. You know what they say, ‘God is everywhere and in everything'”. – Noh Suk Nyeo

“You can get your powers back once the woman dies.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“He brings misfortunes upon humans and leads them to hell.” – Star Jin

Episode 10

“Even though I gave you the powers, I didn’t take them away from you.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“The world works in surprisingly imperfect ways. All you do is make your choice, and the roulette wheel spins on its own.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“I may have set the basic rules, but humans freely make choices rather than following those rules, creating countless anomalies.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“You humans love to blame fate for everything but fate is nothing more than a web woven by a myriad of choices of your making.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“A demon’s specialty is stirring up human desires and bewitching them, thereby captivating their hearts. That’s how a demon operates.” – Star Jin

“If the world were to end tomorrow, is there anything you want to do by yourself?” – Jeong Guwon

  • “The world may end the next day, but we’ll etch it into our memories.” – Do Dohee
  • “I want to spend my last day with you.” – Do Dohee

“What scares me is you disappearing from this world. What scares me the most is a world without you.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “I’ll come find you. I’ll never give you up.” – Do Dohee
  • “I love choices. It’s a joy to watch how my choices lead to unexpected outcomes.” – Noh Suk Nyeo
  • “That’s the way it is with humans. Pitiful things.” – Noh Suk Nyeo
  • “Don’t delude yourself. You mean nothing to me.” – Jeong Guwon

“I can’t stay by your side anymore. I’m going away. To a faraway place that you can’t reach.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “Even if we have to jump into the sea a hundred or even a thousand times, I’ll make sure the tattoo returns to you.” – Do Dohee
  • “I’ll also do whatever it takes. Anything at all.” – Jeong Guwon

“You shouldn’t dream of climbing higher without daring to hit rock bottom.” – Noh Sukmin

“I can’t live without her.” – Jeong Guwon

“Humans always end up choosing one over the other. Whether they want to or not, that is their destiny.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“If we ever end up having to make a cruel choice, I’ll choose you. Because I know that losing someone I love is worse than losing myself.” – Do Dohee

Episode 11

“Why do humans wear out so fast? How insignificant.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “I would rather forget myself than forget you.” – Seo Yi Sun
  • “I don’t have human instincts nor do I want to remain human.” – Jeong Guwon

“Two people entangled in fate are meant to be reunited in one way or another. Because fate always repeats itself.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“Humans tend to blame themselves when misfortune strikes their loved ones.” – Jeong Guwon

“Drink only when you’re happy. If you drink because you’re sad, it makes me even sadder.” – Jeong Guwon

Episode 12

“Is there such a thing as a given fate? If there is, is it impossible for us to escape the frame of fate that repeats itself?” – Jeong Guwon

  • “It’s time to wake up from this dream. The most foolish human emotion is love.” – Wolsim
  • “We can’t run away from the world forever. As long as the world remains the same, so will our fate.” – Wolsim

“Contrary to popular belief, life can’t save a person. It only weakens us and drags us into the depths of misery.” – Wolsim

“I’ll show you that love can save a person. If we must sink into the depths of misery, I’d gladly do so with you.” – Seo Yi Sun

  • “We were in love but we had been struck by the class barrier. To us, the new learning that spoke equality seemed like salvation.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “Rather than waiting for the world to change, I’d like to change it myself.” – Seo Yi Sun
  • “Thirsty for revenge and blinded by fury, I turned evil.” – Jeong Guwon

“My faith caused her death.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “How could you reward my faith with such a tragic death?” – Jeong Guwon
  • “Faith is an inherently dangerous thing. Perhaps more dangerous than anything.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“It’s a fate that you created. You’re simply paying for what you’ve done.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“It seems like family means more to the one who has more to lose.” – Do Dohee

  • “If I hadn’t loved her, she wouldn’t have died. That’s what frightens me. I might make you miserable.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “If I end up miserable either way, I want us to be miserable together.” – Do Dohee

“Is there such a thing as a given fate? If there is, I’m determined to give us a happy ending this time.” – Jeong Guwon

“If there is such a thing as fate, within that inescapable frame of fate, will we be destroyed or saved?” – Do Dohee

Episode 13

“It wouldn’t be called a misfortune if it were preventable.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“Happiness has no meaning without misfortune. Humans wouldn’t appreciate happiness if they had it all the time.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

  • “Human lives are too short, even just for happiness.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “Happiness can sometimes be poisonous.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“It’s one of the countless happy days we’ll be spending together. If I’m with you, everyday calls for a celebration.” – Jeong Guwon

Episode 14

  • “Knowledge without power can be dangerous.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “Humans do more inhumane things than any other creature.” – Jeong Guwon

“Humans become the most honest with themselves when faced with death.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “The people I love have become my hell.” – Do Dohee
  • “Humans are always each other’s personal hell.” – Noh Suk Nyeo

“I don’t think we can spend Christmas together. Do Do-hee, save yourself from hell.” – Jeong Guwon

“Guwon disappeared and my salvation came to an end.” – Do Dohee

Episode 15

“Even during our happy moments together, perhaps our goodbye had already begun.” – Do Dohee

“It’s a piece of cake to come up with false accusations, but proving the truth is an uphill battle.” – Do Dohee

“Romance may be fleeting but the heartache lingers.” – Park Bok Gyu

“I never planned on loving her. It was more of an unexpected accident. The more I love her, the more I suffer.” – Madam Ju

“Time couldn’t heal everything if I kept running away. For time to heal my wounds, I needed to stay true to my emotions and ride out the pain and grief.” – Ms. Shin

  • “I don’t think people have to be okay all the time. Nor can they be.” – Ms. Shin
  • “You look like you’re so happy that you’re sad.” – Park Bok Gyu

“The more I loved him, the more I suffered. That’s why I let him go.” – Do Dohee

  • “In my next life, I hope I will not be destroyed by disdain and mockery. I hope I can be myself.” – Wolsim
  • “Life is pathetic and humans are contemptible. What is the point of enduring another day?” – Wolsim

“May he forget me so that his memories of me will not bring him pain and sorrow.” – Wolsim

“I can do all things through Him who gives me strength.” – Jeong Guwon

  • “Did you save me?” – Do Dohee
  • “I saved myself.” – Jeong Guwon

Episode 16

  • “I don’t care what you are. Just stay with me.” – Do Dohee
  • “I can’t stand this world.” – Do Dohee
  • “It feels like when you died, a part of me died with you.” – Do Dohee

“Make a deal with me. My wish is to have you back.” – Do Dohee

  • “The world without you was terrible.” – Do Dohee
  • “Being without you is hell to me.” – Jeong Guwon

“The only thing you managed to destroy is yourself.” – Do Dohee

  • “Do Do-hee, your time goes by too fast.” – Jeong Guwon
  • “That’s what makes this moment even more precious.” – Do Dohee

“Caught in the crossfire of hatred and misfortune, we ceaselessly hurt each other and destroy each other’s souls. However, despite all that, our lives and this world continue. Perhaps that’s because there are more people who save each other with their love and trust.” – Do Dohee

“I hate you the most but I love you the most, too.” – Do Dohee

“We may destroy each other at times but we’re also the ones who save each other. Therefore, we are each other’s destroyers and saviors.” – Do Dohee

Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Synopsis: A demon who is superior to humans in every way loses his powers and to recover it, he needs to work with the chaebol heiress who is everyone’s enemy.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Yoo-jung, Song Kang, Lee Sang-yi
Writer: Choi Ah-il
Director: Kim Jang-han
Network: SBS
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: November 24, 2023

Netflix subtitle translation: Min-jin Kim

Images: SBS Drama