“I thought Kim Jong Il was a god who could read my mind. I thought his ...” — Park Yeon-mi Quote

I thought Kim Jong Il was a god who could read my mind. I thought his spirit never dies, and I never thought he was a normal human being.

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. You cannot think of those. That's why all the brainwashing was possible.

There were stereotypes: you are from the communist country so you are not a hard worker. You talk awkwardly and speak with an accent and you don't have any high education like us so you are basically stupid. And I am shorter than South Koreans - I was malnourished when I was young. It made me believe I was a loser.

I do want to go home. That's my dream. North Korea is still my home.

I believe an artist dies twice. The first time, it's just terrible - I've been there when the phone isn't ringing for years.

All we can do is keep going up against then as long as Ray is alive because when he dies it will not be possible to establish the truth of his innocence in a court of law.

The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.