Quotes by : Yeonmi Park

I understand that sometimes the only way we can survive our own memories is to shape them into a story....

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

I bout a bag of tortilla chips that was almost as big as me. And I bought some work clothes and a pair....

I could not feel, smell, see, hear, or taste the world around me. If I had allowed myself to experience....

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

But as I began to write this book, I realised that without the whole truth my life would have no power,....

Along my journey I have seen the horrors that humans can inflict on one another, but I've also witnessed....

There were so many desperate people on the street crying for help that you had to shut off your heart....