Quotes From "In Order To Live: A North Korean Girls Journey To Freedom" By Yeonmi Park

Along my journey I have seen the horrors that humans can inflict on one another, but I've also witnessed acts of tenderness and kindness and sacrifice in the worst imaginable circumstances. I know that it is possible to lose part of your humanity in order to survive. But I also know that the spark of human dignity is never completely extinguished, and that given the oxygen of freedom and the power of love, it can grow again. Yeonmi Park

It amazed me how quickly a lie loses its power in the face of truth. Yeonmi Park

I could not feel, smell, see, hear, or taste the world around me. If I had allowed myself to experience these things in all their intensity, I might have lost my mind. If I had allowed myself to cry, I might never have been able to stop. So I survived, but I never felt joy, never felt safe. Yeonmi Park

I understand that sometimes the only way we can survive our own memories is to shape them into a story that makes sense out of events that seem inexplicable. Yeonmi Park

I bout a bag of tortilla chips that was almost as big as me. And I bought some work clothes and a pair of Adidas that I could never imagine affording before in my life. So far, America was very impressive. Yeonmi Park

There were so many desperate people on the street crying for help that you had to shut off your heart or the pain would be too much. After a while, you can´t care anymore. And that is what hell is like. Yeonmi Park

When you have so little, just the smallest thing can make you happy Yeonmi Park