One death is a tragedy; a thousand is a statistic. Barbara Demick More Quotes by Barbara Demick More Quotes From Barbara Demick Kim Jong-un's style is more suggestive of Saddam Hussein or his murderous son, Uday Hussein. Barbara Demick hismorestyleson I agree with Kathi Zellweger that sanctions mostly punish the ordinary people who live at the edge of starvation. Barbara Demick edgelivewhopeople Good reporting should have the same standard as in a courtroom - beyond a reasonable doubt. Barbara Demick beyondsamegooddoubt When North Koreans cross the border into China, they are stunned to learn that the Chinese can afford to eat rice daily, sometimes for three meals daily. Barbara Demick eatdailythreesometimes One of the ways the North Korea regime has kept power is by keeping its people ignorant of the living standards in the outside world. That's the underlying lie that supports the regime - not that their country is 'normal' but that they are better off. Barbara Demick liepowerpeopleworld If you look at satellite photographs of the Far East by night, you'll see a large splotch curiously lacking in light. This area of darkness is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Barbara Demick youlightdarknesspeople North Korea faded to black in the early 1990s. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had propped up its old Communist ally with cheap fuel oil, North Korea's creakily inefficient economy collapsed. Power stations rusted into ruin. Barbara Demick oldeconomyblackpower The cadence of life is slower in North Korea. Barbara Demick northnorth-koreakorealife By the mid-1990s, nearly everything in North Korea was worn out, broken, malfunctioning. The country had seen better days. Barbara Demick bettereverythingbrokencountry The North Korean landscape is strikingly beautiful in places. It could be said to resemble America's Pacific Northwest - but substantially drained of color. Barbara Demick landscapecolorbeautifulamerica The anti-Japanese resistance was as familiar a theme in North Korean cinema as cowboys and Indians was in early Hollywood. Barbara Demick earlythemehollywoodcinema
