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“The more there was to complain about, the more important it was to ensure that nobody did.”
― Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
― Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
“...except for the stars and a toenail clipping of moon”
― We the Animals
― We the Animals
“There was the natural human survival instinct to be optimistic.”
― Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
― Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
“They weren't scared, or dispossessed, or fragile. They were possible.”
― We the Animals
― We the Animals
“A coal miner from Chongjin whom I met in 2004 in China told me, "People are not stupid. Everybody thinks our own government is to blame for our terrible situation. We all know we think that and we all know that everybody else thinks that. We don't need to talk about it.”
― Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
― Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
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