20 quotes
Conflict Between Two Warriors in Unity
Silent Monk
What about two tigers, one mountain?
Lu Yan
We can kill each other when this is over.
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A Choice Between Power and Friendship
Jade Warlord
The seeker from the prophecy. Not quite what I expected.
Jason Tripitikas
A man is dying on Song Mountain. I need the elixir.
Jade Warlord
The power to save a life for the power to rule a kingdom, a most generous offer. This man, a good friend?
Jason Tripitikas
And a good teacher.
Jade Warlord
The man who honors his teacher honors himself.
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Lessons from a Mentor
Lu Yan
Remember what I taught you.
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The Importance of Active Listening
Jason Tripitikas
I can't understand you!
Lu Yan
That's because you're not listening!
[in English, when he previously spoke in a Chinese dialect]
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The Nature of Dreams and Reality
Jason
Is this a dream?
Lu Yan
No, where you come from is the dream, through the gate of no gate.
Jason
What is that, like a wormhole or something?
Lu Yan
No, either you are a Zen Master, or you carry something very special.
Jason
This? It was in a pawnshop waiting for a guy to pick it up, and return it to its rightful owner.
[points to the staff]
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Wisdom in Silence and Self-Discovery
Jason
What are we gonna do?
Lu Yan
How good is your Kung Fu?
Lu Yan
Ah! He who speaks, does not know. He who knows, does not speak. Surely, you're masterful.
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The Power of Formlessness and Adaptability
The Silent Monk
But do not name it, my friend, for it is like water. Nothing is softer than water yet it can overcome rock. It does not fight. It flows around the opponent, formless, nameless.
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Eternity's Battle: A Fantasy Adventure Awaits
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The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.
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The Art of Mastery Through Dedication
Lu Yan
Kung-Fu. Hard work over time to accomplish skill. A painter can have kung-fu. Or the butcher who cuts meat every day with such skill his knife never touches bone.
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Journey to Free the Monkey King
Jason Tripitikas
How long as he been imprisoned?
Lu Yan
Five hundred years, give or take a few decades.
Jason
So how do I get home?
Lu Yan
You must return the staff you Five Elements Mountain, you must free the Monkey King!
Jason
I can't free the Monkey King. I gotta get home
Lu Yan
(ignoring Jason for the moment) Innkeeper, more wine!
Jason
Geez, don't you think you had one too many?
Lu Yan
Wine is my inspiration. In some parts, I'm known as a poet. Gan bei. (Mandarin for cheers')
Lu Yan
In other parts, I'm known as a beggar.
[gently moves the innkeeper towards Jason for him to pay]
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Trust and Deception in Relationships
Ni Chang
How romantic. Men will tell you what you want to hear, Sparrow, but in the end they will leave you with nothing!
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The Art of Kung-Fu in Expression
Lu Yan
The musician can have kung-fu, or the poet who paints pictures with words and makes emperors weep. This, too, is kung-fu.
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The Importance of an Open Mind
Lu Yan
How can you fill your cup when it's full? Empty your cup.
Lu Yan
It is hopeless! Hopeless!
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The Value of Mortal Connections
Lu Yan
When I was your age, I was a scholar-warrior in training. My arrow was good, so too my kung fu. I was chosen to take the several exams. To pass would place me among a short line of scholar immortals. I failed.
Jason
You're not immortal?
Lu Yan
If one does not attach himself to people and desires, never shall his heart be broken. ....But then, does he ever truly live? I'd rather die a mortal, with a care for someone, than to live as an immortal free from his death.
Jason
I don't wanna lose you.
Lu Yan
Forget about me.
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Questioning Kung Fu Skills
Golden Sparrow
How good is your kung fu?
Lu Yan
He's got no kung fu. None!
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The Bond Between Master and Student
Lu Yan
It is said that master and student walk side-by-side, sharing their fate, until they go their separate ways.
Jason
I will never forget you.
Lu Yan
I guess that's what being immortal truly means.
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The Journey of the Unknown Path
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The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.
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Limitations of Skills and Tools
Lu Yan
Praying Mantis, very good. For catching bugs, but not tigers.
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The Balance of Learning and Letting Go
The Silent Monk
Learn the form, but seek the formless. Hear the soundless. Learn it all, then forget it all. Learn The Way, then find your own way.
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The True Master Resides Within You
Lu Yan
Formless, nameless, the true master dwells within. Only you can free him.
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