This is when I understood that we can do without almost anything — our home, even our country. But we will never do without other people, and we will never do without family.

Hyeonseo Lee
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This is when I understood that we can do without almost anything – our home, even our country. But we will never do without other people, and we will never do without family. Not only are all other people important to us, but also other people are important to other people. That idea is what makes the world go round.

Source: The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story

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