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“Swatting flies is a decision made by the party in the central government… You don’t mean to imply that you are wiser than Chairman Mao and Premier Chou, do you?”
Charles N. Li, The Bitter Sea: Coming of Age in a China Before Mao

Soman Chainani
“Wishes are born of the soul. Deny them, and they only grow stronger.”
Soman Chainani, A World Without Princes

Kang Chol-Hwan
“It was like the city was dead – the strangest atmosphere. The people all looked so shabby and aimless in their wandering. There was a feeling of deep sadness in the air…”
Kang Chol-Hwan, The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

Kang Chol-Hwan
“Koreans never had an easy time integrating into Japanese life and often were targets of prejudice. The North Korean propaganda thus resonated with many in the diaspora, and thousands responded to Kim Il-Sung’s call to return. Well-to-do Koreans such as my grandparents could be expected to be wooed with an equal measure of ideological arguments and fantastical promises: there were managerial positions awaiting them, they were entitled to a beautiful home, they would have no material worries, and their children would be able to study in Moscow.”
Kang Chol-Hwan, The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

Kang Chol-Hwan
“In June 1949, the Koreans who previously had belonged to the Japanese Communist Party migrated en masse into the newly created Korean Workers’ Party, as the North Korean communist party was called. Like its counterparts all over the world, the KWP showed a formidable knack for creating associations with the allure of democracy and openness to the public. There were women’s associations, movements for the defence of culture and peace, sports clubs, and various other groups which the Party could influence from the shadows. My grandmother was among the Party’s most active organisers and eventually became director for the Kyoto region.”
Kang Chol-Hwan, The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

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