Lo:
A faithful heart makes wishes come true.
Sir Te:
A sword by itself rules nothing. It only comes alive in skilled hands.
Li Mu Bai:
I would rather be a ghost drifting by your side as a condemned soul than enter heaven without you... because of your love, I will never be a lonely spirit
Jade Fox:
Your master underestimated women! I was good enough to sleep with, but not to teach. What better punishment than to die by a woman's hand?
Yu Shu Lien:
Without Green Destiny, you are nothing!
[
commenting on the theft of the Green Destiny sword once again]
Sir Te:
They take it, they return it, they take it again... this place is becoming everyone's private storeroom!
Jen Yu:
Who are you?
Gou Jun Pei:
I'm Shining Phoenix Mountain Gou.
Jen Yu:
Gou? A name I abhor. When I hear it, my ears start to ache. I feel like vomiting!
[
Rising from the table]
Jen Yu:
And suddenly I cannot hold back my sword hand's anger!
Li Mu Bai:
No growth without assistance. No action without reaction. No desire without restraint. Now give yourself up and find yourself again.
Li Mu Bai:
She should come to Wudan and become a disciple.
Yu Shu Lien:
But Wudan does not accept women.
Li Mu Bai:
For her, they might make an exception. If not, I'm afraid she'll become a poisoned dragon.
Lo:
All this trouble for a comb?
Jen Yu:
It's mine. It means a lot to me. A barbarian like you wouldn't understand.
Lo:
I can use it to pick fleas from my horse.
Li Mu Bai:
The things we touch have no permanence. My master would say: there is nothing we can hold onto in this world. Only by letting go can we truly possess what is real.
Li Mu Bai:
Giang Hu is a world of tigers and dragons, full of corruption.
Jen Yu:
[
while slicing through customers at a local restaurant] You want to know who I am? I am... I am the Invincible Sword Goddess, armed with the Green Destiny that knows no equal! Be you Li or Southern Crane, bow your head and ask for mercy! I am the dragon from the desert! Who comes from nowhere and leaves no trace! Today I fly over Eu-Mei. Tomorrow... I topple Mount Wudan!
Li Mu Bai:
Like most things, I am nothing.
Sir Te:
When in comes to the affairs of the heart, even the greatest warriors can be a consummate idiots.
Yu Shu Lien:
To repress one's feelings only makes them stronger.
Li Mu Bai:
I've already wasted my whole life. I want to tell you with my last breath that I have always loved you. I would rather be a ghost, drifting by your side as a condemned soul, than enter heaven without you. Because of your love, I will never be a lonely spirit.
Li Mu Bai:
Real sharpness comes without effort.
Li Mu Bai:
Even if I was banished to the darkest place, my love will never let me be a lonely spirit.
Li Mu Bai:
Sharpness is a state of mind.
Yu Shu Lien:
You were enlightened?
Li Mu Bai:
No. I didn't feel the bliss of enlightenment. Instead... I was surrounded by an endless sorrow.
Gangster A:
You don't seem to understand.
Jen Yu:
So what if I don't?
Gangster B:
[
raising weapons along with his partner] We have ways of making you understand...
Waiter:
Follow me.
Jen Yu:
I want a clean room.
Waiter:
We have plenty... Your order?
Jen Yu:
Steamed whole cod, bite-size meatballs, a little starchy but keep the sauce light, shark fin soup, mixed vegetables and some warm wine.
Waiter:
We only have one chef.
Jen Yu:
Then get him started.
Jen Yu:
Make a wish, Lo.
[
first lines]
Man:
Master Li is here! Master Li is here!
Yu Shu Lien:
The Green Destiny Sword. You're giving it to Sir Te.
Li Mu Bai:
I am. He has always been our greatest protector.
Yu Shu Lien:
I don't understand. How can you part with it? It's been with you a long time.
Li Mu Bai:
Too many men have died at its edge. It may look pure... , but only because blood washes so easily from its blade.
Jen Yu:
It must exciting to be a fighter, to be totally free.
Yu Shu Lien:
Fighters have rules, too. Friendship, trust, integrity. Always keep your promise. Without rules we wouldn't survive long.
Jen Yu:
I'm getting married soon, but I haven't lived the life I want.
Yu Shu Lien:
So I heard. Congratulations.
Yu Shu Lien:
[
to the Sword Thief] Return the sword and I'll let you go.
[
pause]
Yu Shu Lien:
You've been trained at Wudan?
Yu Shu Lien:
It's a great fortune to marry into such a noble family.
Jen Yu:
Is it? Actually, I like the great heroes in the books... just like you and Li Mu Bai. Marriage is a good thing. If only I could be free to live my own life... to choose who I love and love him in my own way. That's real happiness.
Yu Shu Lien:
[
to Mrs. Yu] This particular thief... is very unusual. And most likely smarter than a mere killer.
Li Mu Bai:
[
to the Sword Thief] Give yourself up and find yourself again.
Jen Yu:
Why do you want to teach me?
Li Mu Bai:
I've always wanted a disciple worthy of the Wudang secrets.
Jade Fox:
[
to Jen] It's the Giang Hu fighter lifestyle... Kill or be killed. Exciting, isn't it?
Yu Shu Lien:
[
to Li Mu Bai] Are you happy now that the sword is back?
Li Mu Bai:
You did your job well. The sword is back. But... This girl. I saw her last night.
Yu Shu Lien:
I knew you'd be suspicious.
Li Mu Bai:
She needs controlling. She needs real direction and training.
Lo:
Jen! Come with me to Xin Jiang!
Li Mu Bai:
[
to Yu Shu Lien] Crouching tigers and hidden dragons are in the underworld... but so are human feelings.
Yu Shu Lien:
What was it?
Li Mu Bai:
Something I can't let go of.
Yu Shu Lien:
I beg your pardon. Li Mu Bai and I aren't cowards.
Yu Shu Lien:
Whatever path you decide to take in this life... be true to yourself.
Jen Yu:
How long would you last as my enemy?
Jen Yu:
Who am I?
[
last lines]
Lo:
I wish that we'll be in the desert together again.
Yu Shu Lien:
The sword has brought Li Mu Bai as much trouble as glory.
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