Joanna

“th' music sounded like a friend's voice telling me to take courage.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton

“Why does this person, who doesn’t even speak our language, care so much about us that he is willing to risk his life for us? It moved us both to tears. I said a silent prayer of thanks as we became a part of the night.”
― Yeonmi Park, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

“But as I began to write this book, I realised that without the whole truth my life would have no power, no real meaning. With the help of my mother, the memories of our lives in North Korea and China cane back to me like scenes from a forgotten nightmare. Some of the images reappeared with a terrible clarity; others were hazy, or scrambled like a deck of cards spilled on the floor. The process of writing has been the process of remembering, and of trying to make sense out of those memories.”
― Yeonmi Park

“It amazed me how quickly a lie loses its power in the face of truth.”
― Yeonmi Park, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom