I am an ambitious person. In the West, being ambitious isn't a bad thing. You work hard and you have a purpose… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
I'm extremely grateful I was born in North Korea. If that didn't happen, there's no way I could understand other people's pain. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
I thought America was different, but I saw so many similarities to what I saw in North Korea that I started worrying. — 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
In North Korea I thought a frozen potato was the fanciest food in the world. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
There is a holocaust going on in my country, the world needs to acknowledge that and do something to help the people… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
In North Korea, when there is an alarm, it means that there is a war drill. It means that you need to… — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
North Korea is an unimaginable country. We aren't free to sing, say, wear or think what we want. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
Why would North Korea people care if they have nukes or not? All they want is food. They want freedom. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
Nothing is forever, and I believe that North Korea will change in my lifetime. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
North Korea cannot change because its people don't realize that there is an alternative to their suffering. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
In North Korea I literally believed that my Dear Leader was starving. He's the fattest guy - how can anyone believe that? — 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 Image
I was a slave. I was sold in China in 2007 as a child at 13 years old. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
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 Image
My favorite movies were 'Titanic,' 'James Bond' and 'Pretty Woman' - people smuggled in pirate copies from China. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
Kim Jong-un and the regime don't just oppress - they play with human lives. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
