How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Panel)
Quote #7
One thing that strikes you after weeks of looking at the immaculate streets of Pyongyang is the complete absence of handicapped people. (9.46)
This is pretty frightening. Even scarier is Mr. Kyu’s response that disabled people don’t exist. Where the heck do they keep them? Do they keep them?
Quote #8
You find out more about the country from outside than inside. People here don’t even know their dear leader has children. (9.63)
Guy makes a good point here about how valuable it is to get an outside perspective on any situation, whether it’s personal or political. Someone (or something, like a country) that keeps to itself all the time will never know who he or she is.
Quote #9
I get the feeling there won’t be a taekwondo demonstration: there isn’t a single athlete in sight. (9.82)
North Korea might be notoriously reclusive, but it does bring some athletes out around Olympic time. Where do you think they’re hiding them until then? And why do you think North Korea even bothers sending athletes to the Olympics if it hates the rest of the world so much? Is it trying to prove how great it is through athletic competition?