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My grandmother sat somewhat apart. She was very careful not to let her skirts touch any of the books, because books were sacred and her skirts were not. Also women, it was thought, brought bad luck to scholars, if they came around too near.

• Source: Kang, Younghill. The Grass Roof. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1931.
• Culture: Korea
• Location: Asia