Becca Davis

“She’d acted as if I didn’t exist at all, even when I stood right in front of her. That moment seemed to sum up my entire existence. I was nothing. Less than nothing. Whatever I did was a waste of time. A waste of effort.”
― Masaji Ishikawa, A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

“When you find yourself caught in a crazy system dreamed up by dangerous lunatics, you just do what you’re told.”
― Masaji Ishikawa, A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

“To those that are in the middle of a storm—I hope you remember that it’s just a chapter and not your whole story. You are strong enough to weather it and the”
― Monica Arya, The Favorite Girl

“Someone once said, “If a crying baby could tear down the universe, it would.” That’s how I felt that day. I wanted to demolish the whole universe, but the sad truth was, it had already come crashing down around my head.”
― Masaji Ishikawa, A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea