- Y.C. Chan: By the way, your friend, um, Mr. Potter? He's no longer with us.
- Madame Woo: Oh, has he retired?
- Y.C. Chan: Quite permanently.
- Madame Woo: Gerard Potter is dead?
- Y.C. Chan: Yes.
- Madame Woo: Tea?
- Teresa Hardgrave: Thank you. Is it drugged?
- Madame Woo: There is a saying among we Chinese that tea is the cup of humanity. It would be impious to offer it for any other reason.
- Teresa Hardgrave: I've also heard it is said among the Chinese that there's much hidden in a cup of tea. Discover it with each sip.
- Madame Woo: You know our poets?
- Teresa Hardgrave: I've read some. But I am sure you didn't bring me here to discuss oriental poetry. What do you really want?
- Y.C. Chan: You know there's an old western saying, "Some die too early, some too late, but the blessed die at right time."