When the dogs returned, the Senator gave them treats from his pocket, and Jun Do understood that in communism, you'd threaten a dog into compliance, while in capitalism, obedience is obtained through bribes.

Adam Johnson


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Use your imagination only on the future, never on the present or the past.

Adam Johnson

Stichwörter: imagination



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Inside, I’m assaulted by the evening propaganda broadcasts coming over the apartment’s hardwired loudspeaker. There’s one in every apartment and factory floor in Pyongyang

Adam Johnson

Stichwörter: north-korea



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Real stories like this, human ones, could get you sent to prison, and it didn’t matter what they were about. It didn’t matter if the story was about an old woman or a squid attack—if it diverted emotion from the Dear Leader, it was dangerous.

Adam Johnson

Stichwörter: north-korea



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She was a believer, you know," the Captain said. "My wife. She thought socialism was the only thing that would make us strong again. There would be a difficult period, she always said, some sacrifices. And then things would be better. I didn't think I would miss that, you know. I didn't realize how much I needed someone to keep telling me why.

Adam Johnson

Stichwörter: the-orphan-master-s-son



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Like putting a name to my problems would solve anything

Adam Johnson


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The key to fighting in the dark is no different: you had to perceive your opponent, sense him, and never use your imagination. The darkness inside your head is something your imagination fills with stories that have nothing to do with the real darkness around you.

Adam Johnson


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In my experience, ghosts are made up only of the living, people you know are out there but are forever out of range

Adam Johnson


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. . . the only way to shake your ghosts was to find them . . .

Adam Johnson


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. . . nobody every taught you loyalty . . .

Adam Johnson


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