Quote by Barbara Demick Download Open image ““The more there was to complain about, the more important it was to ensure that nobody did.”” — Barbara Demick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“Some people make it extremely difficult to continue believing that complaining is not one of the basic human needs.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
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“folks should always have a little too much, rather than not quite enough.” — Heather Burch Copy Share Image
“he acceded to anyone who seemed to know more about any issue he didn’t care about,” — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
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A North Korean soldier would later recall a buddy who had been given an American-made nail clipper and was showing it off to his… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“While the Chinese Red Guard also rooted out “capitalist roaders” during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, it resulted in a chaotic… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“Chang-bo took to his bed, or rather to the quilts on the floor that was all they had left. His legs swelled up like… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“He was polite, respectful, not daring even to hold Mi-ran’s hand until they’d been dating for three years.” — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“As she sat alone in the apartment, the enormity of it all started to sink in. Any hope that the North Korean regime might… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“It is axiomatic that one death is a tragedy, a thousand is a statistic. So it was for Mi-ran. What she didn't realize is… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“Kim Il-sung had promised North Koreans three bowls of rice every day. Rice, especially white rice, was a luxury in North Korea. It was… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“Chinese Red Guard also rooted out “capitalist roaders” during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, it resulted in a chaotic reign of… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“It is worth noting here how extraordinary it was for anyone to be homeless in North Korea. This was, after all, the country that… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“Supervisors routinely fabricated statistics on agricultural production and industrial output because they were so fearful of telling their own bosses the truth. Lies were… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“This is not the sort of thing that shows up in satellite photographs. Whether in CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, or in the East… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image