“He’d valued his dignity more than his own life.”
― The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story
― The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story
“When things are rough, people look for an escape. A way out. Sometimes it's hard to find the right way.”
― The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
― The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
“Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“And that, ...is the story of our country, one invasion after another...Macedonians. Saddanians. Arabs. Mongols. Now the Soviets. But we're like those walls up there. Battered, and nothing pretty to look at, but still standing.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“The person who doesn't appreciate the apple, doesn't appreciate the orchard.”
― The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
― The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
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