The Mandarin : And so you lectured her on the difficulties of raising children? She thrives on difficulties. She's a very forceful woman.
Captain Lin Nan : Yes. Yes, she is. But, she's also gentle and trusting. She walks through a world full of evil and sees only children. Not complicated or cruel. Just untidy ones that need to be washed and fed and - loved.
Το πανδοχείο της 6ης ευτυχίας -The Inn of the 6th Happiness 1958
The Mandarin : A life that is planned is a closed life, my friend. It can be endured, perhaps. It cannot be lived.