“Revenant” Kdrama Quotes: Life May Be Out of Your Control, but You Can Be Kinder to Yourself

"Revenant" can also be seen as a mental fight, besides the supernatural elements. I could relate to Sanyeong when she said she lived for others, especially her mother. That was realistic. I used to think that I had to finish one thing after another and then I could enjoy and live my own life. I admired how she chose to fight back. Sanyeong’s life is not easy, but she is trying to take it easy.

Although we didn’t live a stable life, we’ve lived and are living a good life. Let’s continue living a good life. (Sanyeong)

I’ve wanted to run away all my life. But still, I tried my best to hang on. Because I truly wanted a life for my mom and me. I wanted us to be happy. (Sanyeong)

Humans are more terrifying than ghosts. (Sanyeong)

Ghosts are actually real. (Prof. Gu) 

Don’t we all have desires? We all desire to be more comfortable and happier. (Sanyeong) 

Evil spirits are said to grow by fulfilling a person’s desires. (Prof. Yeom)

Being hungry and thirsty, hungry ghosts always covet. The realm was created by human desires. (Prof. Yeom)

Current society has become more heartless. And the hungry ghosts have become more rapacious. They look for people who are just as desperate as they are and possess them. (Prof. Yeom)

No matter how much you take, you’ll never be satiated. It’s karma for how you’ve lived. (Prof. Yeom)

Stare into the darkness for too long and it’ll grow bigger. Eventually, you’ll be engulfed by the darkness. (Ms. Park)

The world inside and outside a door are different. Doors are the passageways that connect those worlds. If someone knocks on the outside of a door, make sure you know who they are before you open it. (Prof. Yeom)

Not all ghosts are scary. At times, it’s nice to see them. Because you can see those whom you miss so dearly. (Prof. Yeom)

There’s no such thing as an easy job. That’s why we get paid. (Hongsae)

You have a lot but you don’t know what you have. (Ujin)

I thought I deserved to die. But while I was tormented by that illusion, all I wanted to do was live. (Prof. Yeom)

Why and for whom did I mistreat myself so cruelly?

You have come to a great realization that many people never reach. Be gentle with yourself; the world can be harsh, but you don’t have to be.

Youth is a time when you are shaken the most. You can make any choice or no choice at all. I wanted to tell you, a young and beautiful youth, how beautiful you are through San Young, who makes her own choices until the end. (Writer Eun Hee about youth in this Kdrama) 

I hope everyone here will find happiness