Barbara Demick Quotes
By the mid-1990s, nearly everything in North Korea was worn out, broken, malfunctioning. The country had seen better days.
Barbara Demick
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In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales.
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Risk is to do something that 99 percent of the time would be a failure.
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By the mid-1990s, nearly everything in North Korea was worn out, broken, malfunctioning. The country had seen better days.
Barbara Demick
