100 Quotes by Park Yeon-mi

I was a slave. I was sold in China in 2007 as a child at 13 years old.

Kim Jong-un and the regime don't just oppress - they play with human lives.

Because I have seen oppression, I know what it looks like.

I literally crossed through the middle of the Gobi Desert to be free. But what I did was nothing, so many people fought harder than me and didn't make it.

That is what is happening in America. People see things, but still they've just completely lost the ability to think critically.

I know the truth of North Korea. The oppression and their tragedy. It cannot be silenced.

My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.

I didn't know what freedom was. I didn't even know the word. I didn't know the concept. I never heard of that word, 'freedom.' To me, the happiest thing was having food.

My detective just told me, 'Seriously, you are in danger and you have to change all your information.' But I said no because my name, Park Yeon-mi, is my legacy from my father, that's the only one he just left me. I'm very proud of my name so that's why if I die I'm ok.