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we give gifts to ourselves by remembering things not as they were, but as we wish they were.
“And I came to recognize that, no matter how difficult the reality, you mustn’t let yourself be beaten. You must have a strong will. You have to summon what you know is right from your innermost depths and follow it.”
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
“In the West, I guess you’d call it corruption. In North Korea, it was just standard operating procedure.”
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
“Important note here: She and I are still good friends. It’s easy at that age to think time and distance can end friendships. It really doesn’t.”
― All Boys Aren't Blue
― All Boys Aren't Blue
“The party started churning out more slogans, more propaganda. I couldn’t help but wonder where they even got all the paper for the posters—and whether I could eat it”
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
“Infantile love follows the principle ‘I love because I am loved.’ “Mature love follows the principle ‘I am loved because I love.’ “Immature love says ‘I love you because I need you.’ “Mature love says ‘I need you because I love you.”
― Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow
― Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow
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