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“It is mandatory from elementary school to attend public executions. Often classes would be cancelled so students could go. Factories would send their workers, to ensure a large crowd. I always tried to avoid attending, but on one occasion that summer I made an exception, because I knew one of the men being killed. Many people in Hyesan knew him. You might think the execution of an acquaintance is the last thing you’d want to see. In fact, people made excuses not to go if they didn’t know the victim. But if they knew the victim, they felt obliged to go, as they would to a funeral.”
― The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea
― The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea
“Every good story needs a villain.
But the best villains are the ones you secretly like.”
― Legendary
But the best villains are the ones you secretly like.”
― Legendary
“No," he says quietly. "In every universe, it's you for me. Even if it's not me for you.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“I loved you,” he whispers.
“I know,” I say.
Hurt eyes move across my face. “You broke my heart.”
“I know that, too.”
― Every Summer After
“I know,” I say.
Hurt eyes move across my face. “You broke my heart.”
“I know that, too.”
― Every Summer After
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