Quotations of the day

Though it was cancelled, the very fact that he planned to come here was significant enough. (A securities firm employee on Wednesday, saying talk of President Kim's planned visit to the securities exchange had boosted stock quotations)

I suppose Cinderella was not happy after her marriage. (Lee Jae-Wung, president of the matchmaking firm Sunwoo, in her book "One Desk, Two Telephones and Three Tear Drops"; she said only a man and woman who come from similar backgrounds can make a happy couple)

The best thing I learned was that I should come to play without being scared of the course. (Pro golfer Choi Kyung-Joo on Wednesday, on the eve of his entry in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Tournament; he said experience gained in overseas contests since last year made it easier for him to play abroad)

If you eat too much rice, you may die. (A donga.com netizen on Wednesday, commenting on a hike in cigarette prices; he said not only too much smoking but any type of excess is harmful)