Philip Ahn: Third Uncle
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Quotes
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Third Uncle : We shall now have tea and speak of absurdities.
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Third Uncle : Suchen has brought disgrace on us. She has gone to live in the house of a foreigner.
Lee Foo : Not 50 yards from our home, she is living under the protection of this alien.
Dr. Han Suyin : Why?
Third Uncle : She fears that when the Communists take over Chungking that she will be shot. She thinks they will not harm her in the house of a foreigner.
Third Aunt : Our clan has never begged of foreigners.
Dr. Han Suyin : May I see her, Third Uncle?
Third Uncle : It has grown dark. I will send a boy to light the way for you.
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Third Uncle : Suyin, you are a Chinese citizen. When your passport expires you may not be granted the right to practice in Hong Kong. Where would you go if this happened?
Mark Elliott : If Suyin wanted to practice medicine in China, I would live here.
Third Uncle : The new tapestry will be tightly woven, Mr. Elliott. You would not fit into its hard pattern.
