“Many Chinese criticize me not only on Baidu but on Facebook. Some say,...” — Lee Hyeon-seo Quote

“Many Chinese criticize me not only on Baidu but on Facebook. Some say, do you think Chinese authorities were stupid enough not to realize you were a North Korean defector? If they read my book, they'd understand. I did my best to escape. I think it's all a miracle. It's not because Chinese policemen were stupid enough to believe my fake story.”

“People who live in North Korea, they die for food, but living in the free world, the cat even eats expensive sushi.”

“We considered the Dear Leader our god. That's huge. He's more than our parents. I thought all of the world respected Kim Il Sung. That's why we were bowing to their pictures.”

“We show deference to the civil authorities when they respect the divine origin of their power and when they serve the people with objective reference to the law of God.”

“I read something recently about authorities using facial recognition in cities to track people simply walking around. That's kind of unsettling.”

“We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.”