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So there we were—the beneficiaries of smug humanitarianism—prisoners in paradise on earth.
“You don't choose to be born. You just are. And your birth is your destiny, some say. I say the hell with that. And I should know. I was born not just once but five times. And five times I learned the same lesson. Sometimes in life, you have to grab your so-called destiny by the throat and wring its neck.”
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
“Hey Clark," he said, "Tell me something good.”
― Me Before You
― Me Before You
“It’s very easy to be number one: find the guy who is number one, and score one point higher than he does.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“You don't choose to be born. You just are. And your birth is your destiny, some say. I say the hell with that. [...] Sometimes in life, you have to grab your so-called destiny by the throat and wring its neck”
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
“If you suffer long enough, it almost becomes funny, and you can find yourself laughing at the most miserable situations. I guess it’s a kind of hysteria.”
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
― A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
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