Read 10 of the best iconic lines by Seong Gi-hun from the series Squid game (2021-2025).

Seong Gi-hun, the protagonist of Squid Game, is a former car manufacturer employee and gambler from South Korea, burdened by debt and personal failures.

A loving but flawed father, he enters the deadly competition hoping to win the prize money to support his daughter and repay his debts. Throughout the series, Gi-hun’s humanity and moral dilemmas stand out as he navigates betrayal, alliances, and survival in the brutal games.

Quotes are sorted in chronological order as they come up in the series.

1. “You don’t trust people here because you can. You do it because you don’t have anybody else.”

“You don’t trust people here because you can. You do it because you don’t have anybody else.”

(Ep. 1×04)

2. “You put us through all of that… so you can have fun?”

“Some fun? You put us through all of that… so you can have fun?”

(Ep. 1×09)

3. “Someone like you could never know or understand how it feels to play the games.”

“Someone like you could never know or understand how I made it out of there alive. And how it feels to play the games.”

(to the Recruiter, Ep. 2×01)
"Someone like you could never know or understand how I made it out of there alive. And how it feels to play the games." (to the Recruiter, Ep. 2x01)
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4. “It’s blood money for all those people who died there. I’m going to use it to fight those bast*rds.”

“It’s blood money for all those people who died there. I’m going to use it to fight those bast*rds.”

(Ep. 2×02)

5. “You think people are just horses in a race, and you own the horses.”

“You think people are just horses in a race, and you own the horses.”

(to the Front Man, Ep. 2×02)

6. “I’ll show you that the world doesn’t always go the way you want it to.”

“I’ll show you that the world doesn’t always go the way you want it to.”

(to the Front Man, Ep. 2×02)
"I'll show you that the world doesn't always go the way you want it to." (to the Front Man, Ep. 2x02)
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7. “No fun passing everything without a hitch.”

“No fun passing everything without a hitch.”

(Ep. 2×05)

8. “You have no idea how people can change in this place.”

“You have no idea how people can change in this place.”

(Ep. 2×05)

9. “We must put an end to this game now.”

“Even if it takes a sacrifice… we must put an end to this game now.”

(Ep. 2×07)

10. “We’ll capture the ones who captured us.”

“We’ll capture the ones who captured us, put an end to this game, and make them pay.”

(Ep. 2×07)
"We'll capture the ones who captured us, put an end to this game, and make them pay." (Ep. 2x07)
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What was your favorite quote by Gi-hun? Let us know in the comments, especially if you don’t see it on this list.

In total we’ve collected more than 20 quotes by him from the first two seasons. This is our pick of what we consider the 10 best quotes. It’s a mix of our opinions, quotes that are often heard repeated, most visited ones, and the ones that go viral on social media. If you feel like you have one, or more quotes that deserves to be in top 10, let us know in the comments, the list can change based on your suggestions.

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