List of Adam Johnson Quotes

The Death Of Dictator Kim Jong-il Has Cast All Eyes On North Korea, A Country Without Literature Or Freedom Or Truth.

I Thought That, With So Much Current Attention Focused On The Topic Of North Korea, I Might Share What I Think Are Three Books Which Cast A Rare Light On The Elusive Realm Of North Korea.

For An Entire Populace, Change, Growth, And Spontaneity Were Dangerous. Acting Upon A Personal Desire, Whispering A Hidden Longing, Revealing Your True Feelings - All The Human Actions We Think Of As Essential To A Character - Had Be Censored By The Self Lest They Be Punished By The State.

A Good Story Feels Both Surprising And Inevitable, Fresh And Familiar.

All The Lessons You Need To Learn In Life, He Said, Will Be Taught To You By Your Enemy.

Where We Are From... [s]tories Are Factual. If A Farmer Is Declared A Music Virtuoso By The State, Everyone Had Better Start Calling Him Maestro. And Secretly, He'd Be Wise To Start Practicing The Piano. For Us, The Story Is More Important Than The Person. If A Man And His Story Are In Conflict, It Is The Man Who Must Change.

I Know It Really Sounds Cheesy, But I Did Feel A Duty To Try To Tell The Stories Of People Who Couldn't Speak For Themselves.

I'd Known That The Visit Would Be Highly Scripted And That Genuine Interactions With Citizens Wouldn't Be Possible, Since It's Illegal For Them To Speak With Foreigners. Still, I'd Thought I'd Had A Unique Look At North Korea, Only To Discover I Was Wrong.

In My Experience, Ghosts Are Made Up Only Of The Living, People You Know Are Out There But Are Forever Out Of Range

The Darkness Inside Your Head Is Something Your Imagination Fills With Stories That Have Nothing To Do With The Real Darkness Around You.

. . . Nobody Every Taught You Loyalty . . .

The Light, The Sky, The Water, They Were All Things You Looked *through* During The Day. At Night, They Were Things You Looked *into*. You Looked *into* The Stars, You Looked *into* Dark Rollers And The Surprising Platinum Flash Of Their Caps.