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> [It is natural for us to pay attention to North Korea and human rights issues of North Korean defectors but I wish people would not try to create stars. The reality is different from Hollywood movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hark-joon-lee/it-is-natural-for-us-to-pay-attention-to-north-korea-and-human-rights/)

[Hark-Joon Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hark-joon-lee/)

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## Other authors on Korean Defectors

## More by Hark-Joon Lee

> [It is natural for us to pay attention to North Korea and human rights issues of North Korean defectors but I wish people would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hark-joon-lee/it-is-natural-for-us-to-pay-attention-to-north-korea-and-human-rights/)

[Hark-Joon Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hark-joon-lee/)

> [I agree strongly that no story is more valuable than someone's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hark-joon-lee/i-agree-strongly-that-no-story-is-more-valuable-than-someone-s-life/)

[Hark-Joon Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hark-joon-lee/)

> [I think I was able to endure risks not because I was ambitious about great stories but I was curious as a journalist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hark-joon-lee/i-think-i-was-able-to-endure-risks-not-because-i-was-ambitious-about/)

[Hark-Joon Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hark-joon-lee/)

> [People don't tend to lie about themselves when they're in imminent danger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hark-joon-lee/people-don-t-tend-to-lie-about-themselves-when-they-re-in-imminent/)

[Hark-Joon Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hark-joon-lee/)

> [One colleague who's been in the industry longer than I had been gave me a valuable piece of advice. "Stay close to the facts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hark-joon-lee/one-colleague-who-s-been-in-the-industry-longer-than-i-had-been-gave/)

[Hark-Joon Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hark-joon-lee/)

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