Health Quote by Barbara Demick

There was the natural human survival instinct to be optimistic.

— Barbara Demick

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

“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

“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

“He was polite, respectful, not daring even to hold Mi-ran’s hand until they’d been dating for three years.”

— Barbara Demick

“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

“The more there was to complain about, the more important it was to ensure that nobody did.”

— Barbara Demick

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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