diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 01d74e5..c05af09 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ const confettiLayer = document.getElementById('confettiLayer');
 const basketCountEl = document.getElementById('basketCount');
 const quoteEl = document.getElementById('quoteText');
 
-let quotes = [];
-fetch('./quotes.txt')
-  .then(r => (r.ok ? r.text() : ''))
-  .then(text => { quotes = text.split('\n').map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean); })
-  .catch(() => {});
-
 // ---------- renderer / scene / camera ----------
 const renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({ antialias: true, alpha: false, powerPreference: 'low-power' });
 renderer.setPixelRatio(Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2));
@@ -591,16 +585,24 @@ function catchInBasket(apple){
   if (basketCount >= BASKET_FULL) celebrate();
 }
 
-function celebrate(){
+// 명언은 축하 화면이 뜰 때만 그 자리에서 불러와 쓰고, 목록을 어디에도 저장해두지
+// 않는다 — 함수가 끝나면 로컬 변수(list)라 참조가 안 남아 바로 GC 대상이 된다.
+async function celebrate(){
   celebrateEl.classList.add('show');
-  if (quotes.length){
-    quoteEl.textContent = quotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length)];
-    quoteEl.classList.add('show');
-  } else {
-    quoteEl.classList.remove('show');
-  }
+  quoteEl.classList.remove('show');
   spawnConfetti();
   setTimeout(clearBasket, 2800);
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('./quotes.txt');
+    if (!res.ok) return;
+    const text = await res.text();
+    const list = text.split('\n').map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+    if (list.length){
+      quoteEl.textContent = list[Math.floor(Math.random() * list.length)];
+      quoteEl.classList.add('show');
+    }
+  } catch {}
 }
 
 function spawnConfetti(){