Great guy. Great gambler. He told me he couldn't lose. The joke was certainly on him. He lost his province, his army, his life.
16 seconds sound clip from the The Bitter Tea of General Yen movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:25:48 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I'll bet your week in China seems like a lifetime. Maybe it is at that.
- You know, Yen once told me... Yen's dead, ain't he? Great guy.
- I don't think you will marry Strike.
- I got a hunch you're going back to America.
- Yen once told me you could crowd a lifetime into an hour. Yeah. Into a drink.
- Maybe not. Maybe the joke's on us.
- Maybe you will marry Strike, at that.
- Maybe he's the wind that's pushing that sail. Maybe he's the wind that's playing around your hair.
- It's all a lot of hooey. I'm drunk.
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