- Louis Huang: Stop reading those books. Those stories give you nightmares.
- Jessica Huang: You know what gives me nightmares. Our bank account. Stephen King should publish my checkbook.
- Jessica Huang: I have nothing in common with these neighborhood women! I miss my friends back in DC. We had such pleasant talks... I guess I'm just lonely.
- Grandma Huang: [In Chinese with English subtitles] Oh, is the princess lonely? My feet were bound when I was seven.