Quotes

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Old Man: Chon Lin. You are not permitted to gaze at the Imperial Seal. How often must I warn you? [He is kneeling in front of a gold chest, wiping a silk cloth over the Seal as if to polish the already gleaming gold. The fist-sized diamond that crowned the Seal twinkles in the dim light. Chon Lin catches only a glimpse of its magnificence before her father whisks her the Seal back into its chest. He locks the door with the dragon key that hangs around his neck] Chon Lin: I'm sorry, Father. Old Man: Come. The tea is getting cold. Chon Lin: I received a letter from Chon Wang. Chon Lin: He is doing well in America. He sends his love. Old Man: Your brother is dead to me, Chon Lin. Old Man: Not one step further, foreign devil! Rathbone: Ah, the Keeper of the Imperial Seal. Rathbone: A woman. You Chinese are very progressive. Chon Lin's Father: Chon Lin. Get help! Rathbone: That won't be necessary. [The Boxers launch themselves at Chon Lin. She dodges their blades, landing blows of her own a

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Chon Wang: I just saved you! Chon Lin: You were late!

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Roy: Guys, do whatever you want to the kid, but that's my watch you're holding. Fagin #1: Well, there's a load of us, and only two of you, so piss off! Roy: Easy, fellas, you lost one war this way, don't make the same mistake twice.

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Roy: Think about your sister in London. Chon Wang: What?

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Chon Wang: It's a puzzle box. I don't know how to open it. Roy: What do you mean, you don't know how to open it? You just get a hammer and smash it open so you can see what it says. Chon Wang: No. I must have patience. By the time I'm able to open it, I will be ready to read the message. Roy: Oh, come on, Confucius, that's the corniest thing I've ever heard!

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Roy: Look at you! Chon Wang: Look at you! Roy: What brings you to New York? Chon Wang: My share of the gold. Roy: Refresh my memory. What gold are we talking about?

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Chon Wang: We are wasting time. Roy: What do you think I've been doing? Sittin' here and drinking expensive hooch? [to Charlie] Boy, refill.

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Chon Wang: I look like a fool. Roy: What? You're a Maharajah! That's Indian royalty! Chon Wang: But I'm Chinese. Roy: It's the same thing.

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Roy: So what did your dad do? Was he an imperial guard? Chong Wang: No, much more important. He was the Keeper of the Imperial Seal. Roy: That's what I love about China. Everybody's job description sounds so damn cool!

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Chon Wang: Wu Chow! Roy: Wu who?

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Roy: Woah, woah, you're like twentieth in line for the throne. Rathbone: [annoyed] Tenth. But I'll soon be taking care of that...by process of elimination. Roy: I'm guessing by your hasty retreat that you're still twentieth in line for the throne. Rathbone: TENTH!

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Chon Wang: For father. Chon Lin: For father. Roy: For Old Man Wang.

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Chon Wang: If you break her heart, I break your legs. Roy: That's fair.