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Preface | Now, take up your pen and take a breath.

Part 01 Stop, Slow Down, and See Your Heart

01 The Pleasure of a Small Noise, "Persuasion," Jane Austen
02 You can only hear when there is nothing inside you. 『Infinite Flower Book』, Lee Seong-bok
03 "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter" by Jin Eun-young, completely open, without any envelope or secret.
04 Autumn flowers were asleep until dawn. 『The Brothers Karamazov 2』, Fyodor Dostoevsky
05 The 'autonomous evening appreciation' time continued for a while, and then 『Poetry and a Walk』, Han Jeong-won
06 The feeling that there will always be another day ahead, Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders
07 The Beauty of Training Shines Brightly in 『Reflections from Prison』, Shin Young-bok
08 The good thing about having people as a hobby is "People are a hobby", Im Ji-eun
09 The energy of the universe circulates and circulates 『The Thaw』, Lee Seo-yoon? Hong Joo-yeon
10 I briefly recognized the scents and colors of a summer evening. 『The Stranger』, Albert Camus
11. Recognizing the First Thought When It Occurs 『Dr. Jeon Hyeon-su's Buddhist Psychotherapy Lecture』, Jeon Hyeon-su
12 There are gaps between the cogs of the everyday world, and 『When Our Lives Pass Through Winter』, Catherine May
13 Learning about pine trees from pine trees 『Anthology of Basho Haiku』, Matsuo Basho
14 Active reading that utilizes our entire being, 『Reading Dostoevsky Deeply』, Seok Young-jung
15 The sound of the hem of a dress being settled still lingers in the air. 『Fearful Record』, Lee Tae-jun
16 Pure and selfless altruism is what Richard Dawkins calls "The Selfish Gene."
17 Notebooks, a backyard filled with weeds and shade, "The Feeling of Writing," by Park Yeon-jun
18 In fact, nothing happens in this world. 『The Wise Life Practice of the Dharma Realm』, by Venerable Beopsang
19 Sometimes I would put my hand on the wall. 『The Notebooks of Malte』, Rainer Maria Rilke
20 Meaning, not pain, loyalty, not laziness. 『When I grow, problems become smaller』, Moon Yo-han
21 That's a kind of freedom, something that can't be practiced. "Frog Soup," by Ajahn Brahma and Zen Master Guojun.

Part 02 Breathing: How to Find the Forgotten Rhythm

22 Efforts Doomed to Fail, "Rising to Life Again," by Eckhart Tolle
23 The hidden meaning of gratitude is humility. 『Rediscovering Gratitude』, Jeremy Adam Smith et al.
24 The 'me' I see and the 'me' others see are different, of course. 『Holgabun』, Jeong Hye-shin? Lee Myeong-su
25 One Day We Were Humans, Nicole Krauss, The History of Love
26 Buckwheat flour sacks are piled high, and the upper room is filled with 「Mountain Stay? Mountain Song 1」, Baekseok
27 With movements more cautious than those of the beasts of the forest, 『The Life of the Buddha』, Compilation Committee of the Life of the Buddha, Education Center, Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
28 You can have what others have without taking it from them. Where Wealth Comes From, Wallace Wattles
29. Painting and letters are differentiated from one body. 『Landscape of Letters』, Yu Ji-won
30 We are what we are today because of 『Think and Grow Rich』, Napoleon Hill
31 Evening was like a time of sorrowful rest. 『The Stranger』, Albert Camus
32 We are not reading a book from the beginning. 『The Little Party Dress』, Christian Bobin
33 At that moment, I was free from all the stories. "The End of the Pearl," by Kim Yeon-su.
34 Not doing this is called non-possession. 『The Crosser』, Jinseok Choi
35 Charles Darwin, "The Origin of Species," not at all surprised that a species is becoming rare
36 The first insight into beauty was Eckhart Tolle's "Rising to Life Again".
37 Light residence becomes wandering. 『Philosophy of Zen Buddhism』, Han Byeong-cheol
38 I hope all dreaming beings fall into deep sleep. "Author's Note: Pen, Feather, and Welcome Greetings," by Kim Mela
39 Those were shining days for everyone. Beneath the Wheel, Hermann Hesse.
40 A person who can maintain a dynamic balance between good and evil 『Modern Physics and Eastern Thought』, Fritjof Capra

Part 03 Solitude, a time when being alone feels comfortable

41 When Mom Laughs, My Belly Feels Warm "When I Miss You So Much, It Snows" by Myungjae Koh
42 The affectionate earth is not in a hurry at all. 『Earth』, Pearl S.
Buck
43 When I Lost the Feeling of the Word Love, "It Was So Good to Be able to Love You," by Kwak Jae-gu
44 May you know the pain of excessive affection. The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran
45 Because you have suffering, "Parting 2", Lee Seong-bok
46 Only Our Vanities Were Crying "Only Our Vanities", Park Jun
47 I Accepted My Happiness as My Vocation 『Bread of the Earth』, André Gide
Wasn't this the smell I'd been searching for for several lifetimes? "Hunnam, Eat" by Park Wan-seo
49 If I truly love someone, The Art of Loving, Erich Fromm
50 Landscape painting hanging in Seocho-gu, "Twilight Becomes the Sea," by Yun Dong-ju
51 She lived in supersonic time 『The Time of the Stars』, Clarice Lispector
52 I think I know why I often look up at the stars in the night sky. 『Together with the Forest』, Shin Young-bok
53 A cold and sad thing lingers on the glass window. "Glass Window 1," Jeong Ji-yong
54 The more someone tries to control a situation, the more likely they are to be wrong, Björn Natiko Lindeblad
55 That was the moment of marriage when two people came together. 『The Earth』, Pearl S.
Buck
56 A calm and mild summer evening fell on Mars. The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
57 Sending you off to the blue river where March comes, "Lament 1", Lee Seong-bok
58 Everyone seemed to be asleep, but 『Revolution of Consciousness』, David Hawkins
59 I advise you not to blame Heaven for anything! 『Myeongsimbogam』, Lee Han-woo

Part 04 Silence, the heart that can finally stay alone

60 She could be herself alone. 『To the Lighthouse』, Virginia Woolf
61 So many people are hanging on this cliff forever. 『Demian』, Hermann Hesse
62 Man confronts himself. "Inside and Out," Albert Camus
63 Fail or Succeed as Your True Self, Tools of Titans, Tim Ferriss
64 I was a being who radiated the light of life to the world. "I thought I was dead," Jill Bolte Taylor.
65 The Reason I Love You, Han Yong-un
66 I can't just lie in bed, "The Metamorphosis," Franz Kafka
67 I am polite with all my might, enduring "Summer" by Albert Camus
68 Of all the relationships we form from birth to death, "I Could Be Wrong" by Björn Natiko Lindeblad
69 The work I wanted to do was brilliant, so "Splendid", Lee Byeong-ryul
70 I wanted to taste all the forms of life. 『Bread of Earth』, André Gide
71 People who lie to themselves, The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky
72 A Rain of Flowers Falls from the Sky 『The Life of the Buddha』, Compilation Committee of the Life of the Buddha, Education Center, Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
73 A series of events occur from the decision to commit, and 『7 Habits of Highly Effective People』, Stephen Covey
Becoming something is a process, and Michelle Obama's "Becoming"
75 The Wise One Handles Himself 『Buddhist Scriptures』, ​​Buddhist Scripture Compilation Society
76 That was my only duty, Demian, Hermann Hesse
77 Perhaps if you add up all those hundreds, it might really be you. 『In the Middle of Life』, Luise Rinser

"Capturing the emotion of a thousand-person gathering."
77 Quotes That Bring Calm to Your Busy Daily Life

This book contains all 77 passages that author Jo Mi-jeong wrote over a period of eight years, all of which calm the waves of the heart.
From the fresh verses of modern poets like Park Jun and Jin Eun-young, to the trustworthy sentences of Western classics like Jane Austen and Albert Camus, to the refined writings of gurus like David Hawkins and Bjorn Natiko Lindeblad, we have looked back at sentences that create a calming atmosphere regardless of the field or era of the book.
In addition, I have carefully selected handwritten passages from realistic and practical books, such as science books by Charles Darwin and Richard Dawkins, and self-help books by Stephen Covey and Tim Ferriss.

The author was able to collect such a rich collection of sentences thanks to his experience running the writing group “I Write Because It’s Fun” for six years.
In this gathering of 1,000 people, the author witnessed people finding comfort through the act of pressing down on each letter, and the five scribes who actually participated in this gathering left comments about this book, saying, “I hope we can all experience that ‘joyful’ feeling” and “I realized through scribes that we can look at life through the lens of joy.”

“Even on days when you feel like you can’t do anything, you can still write a line.”
77 Affectionate Essays to Guide You to Your Desk

This book provides guidance to busy modern people on how to calm their excited minds and find peace, even if only for a moment.
The reason I divided the book into four chapters: stopping, breathing, solitude, and stillness is because I thought it was necessary to stop, take a deep breath, become accustomed to solitude, and finally become still.
Accordingly, in Chapter 1, you can find sentences necessary for those who have difficulty stopping, such as 『Poetry and a Walk』 by Han Jeong-won and 『The Feeling of Writing』 by Park Yeon-jun.
In the next two chapters, you can copy passages that will help you find your own rhythm, such as Christian Bobin's "The Little Party Dress" and Kim Yeon-su's "The End of the Pearl."
Chapter 3, which collects essays on solitude, covers everything from Clarice Lispector's "The Hour of the Stars" to Pearl S.
Through passages such as Buck's "The Earth," we can think about the loneliness and peace that come from being completely alone, cut off from noise.
In the last four chapters, you can listen to the inner voice that you can only hear when you are quiet and reflect deeply while copying sentences from books like Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" and Luise Rinser's "In the Heart of Life."
The arrangement of having the reader transcribe after reading author Jo Mi-jeong's essay is also intended to give the reader time to calm down.


At the end of the day or the beginning, whenever the busy mind weighs on us, we need to encounter something gentle.
How about taking the time to calm your mind with a phrase, a space to copy it, and a pen-only transcription?
Since this book is to be completed only when the readers copy it themselves, it was produced in a nude four-page binding style so that it can be opened neatly on both sides and copied comfortably.
Author Jo Mi-jeong says, “The sentences I’ve collected in my notebook to prepare for cold and chilly days might light a fire like firewood and warm you up,” and speaks of the strength of living a life relying on words.
If you feel tired from all the noisy words around you, start writing now.
Just by copying out the well-polished sentences with my own hands, I can feel how the air around me becomes more peaceful.

The writing group of writer Miryo was a new experience for me.
The words that could have been simply passed by stayed in the letters and sentences that I pressed down on each letter, awakening the souls of the characters in the novel, and my own soul.
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