Empire of the Sun Quotes

Chinese Youth: No mama. No papa. No whiskey sodas.

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Jim: Would you like a Hershey bar?
Nina: Oh yes, please
Jim: So would I kid, have you got one?

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Jim: I can't remember what my parents look like.

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Jim: [about the Japanese troops camped nearby] It almost looks as if they're waiting for something to happen...
John Graham, Jim's father: Yes.
Jim: They didn't look angry or anything...
Maxton: It's not their anger; it's their patience.

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[Nurses attempt to wake a sickly man]
Jim: Can I have his shoes when he's dead?
Dr. Rawlins: God you're a pragmatist, Jim.

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[Tossing a pair of sunglasses to Jim as the Japanese army begin to beat him]
Basie: I want these back when they're done.

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