Favorite Quote

A crime committed with a brush cannot be taken lightly. Many writers say the brush is mightier than the sword. Yet, quite a few of them feel wronged when told that crimes committed with a brush should receive harsher punishment than those committed with a sword. This is unjust. If the brush is truly mightier than the sword, its responsibility should also be heavier. Forgery of official documents can be considered treason committed with a brush, and therefore, I believe it should receive at least the same punishment as treason committed with swords and spears, if not greater. And I would consider it a sword's respect to the brush. Excerpt from "The Bird That Drinks Blood" by Lee Yeongdo