I wanted to show North Korean people that they have hope, and they can be free someday, like myself. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
I thought North Koreans were the only people who hated Americans, but turns out there are a lot of people hating this… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
Most North Korean people have never seen a map of the world. They don't even know that the Internet exists. They don't… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
The media's censorship is unthinkable... If we don't stop, we are going to end up like North Koreans. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
In North Korean culture, love is a shameful thing and nobody talked about it in public. The regime was not interested in… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
My concern is: How on earth is anything more urgent than the lives of people in North Korean concentration camps? — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
I do think sometimes, I wonder is it true that every life is equal in this world? Do we care about North… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
South Koreans often don't think of North Korean defectors as Korean. While we have been granted citizenship, the locals don't consider us… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
I have visited slums in Mumbai, I have visited slums in other countries, but nothing is like North Korea because North Korean… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
I surrendered all my privacy to write this book. It was so hard and so painful. I went through so much crazy… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
Before Kim Jong Il died, it wasn't like one day Kim Jong Un took over. Kim Jong Il made sure his son… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
I never heard my father was telling my mother that I love you. But in the movie man tells woman I love… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
Going to Columbia, the first thing I learned was 'safe space.' Every problem, they explained us, is because of white men. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
If there is no word that means you don't have the concept. In North Korea they eliminate the words: depression, stress, dictatorship, human rights.… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
My favorite movies were 'Titanic,' 'James Bond' and 'Pretty Woman' - people smuggled in pirate copies from China. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
Kim Jong-un and the regime don't just oppress - they play with human lives. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
That is what is happening in America. People see things, but still they've just completely lost the ability to think critically. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
North Korea is a religion. We are told that Kim is a god and that he knows what you are thinking and how many… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
I had to be very unrealistic about my situation. If I was so realistic I would never have made it this far. So, you… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
I thought North Koreans were the only people who hated Americans, but turns out there are a lot of people hating this country in… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
Back in 2014, at the One Young World Summit in Dublin, I shared my story of my escape from North Korea to China in… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
North Korea is a very Confucius country. We respect the elders, the hierarchy. It's not like America where anyone can step up and do… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
Everything in North Korea was about the leader, all the books, music and TV. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share
