"I was an adult since the age of five. That was nothing unusual. The kids I played with all carried their family's little ones on their backs, tied with a piece of cloth. The little ones played with their own snot while we played hide-and-seek." Part One, Page 4

"I led my schoolmates in collecting pennies. We wanted to donate the pennies to the starving children in America. We were proud of what we did." Part One, Page 28

"Placing them next to me showed the generosity of the Communist Party. The Party abandoned no sinners. The Party saved them. I represented the Party." Part Two, Page 72

"That night she said to me, When I die, I will be sliced into pieces by the demons in hell. She said she could see it clearly now." Part Two, Page 90

"You have not clean beams or studs in the house of your...