In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
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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.
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When you have so little, just the smallest thing can make you happy—and
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There were so many desperate people on the streets 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.
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Up in the mountains, surrounded by nature, I felt closer to my real self than at any time I have known.
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when you have more words to describe the world, you increase your ability to think complex thoughts.