Like Putting A Name To My Problems

Imagine A World In Which No Writer Has Written A Literary Novel In Sixty Years. Imagine A Place Where Not A Single Person Has Read A Book That Is Truly About The Character At Its Center.

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.

"a Name Isn't A Person." Ga Said. "don't Ever Remember Someone By Their Name. To Keep Someone Alive, You Put Them Inside You, You Put Their Face On Your Heart. Then, No Matter Where You Are, They're Always With You Because They're A Part Of You."

Today, Tomorrow," She Said. "a Day Is Nothing. A Day Is Just A Match You Strike After The Ten Thousand Matches Before It Have Gone Out.

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