“Instantly, the pair fell to groping one other as if each had puff the magic dragon at a rock concert in Woodstock.”

“Parables, yes. We here are to lead life with woe. Tasting bitter.the Tai Chi instructor”

“Head held high and lips parted, she breathed in the music, sending it through her torso and arms and legs the way the Tai Chi teacher told us to breath the air, transforming it into energy, motion. Dancing is the body's song, and Bess sang.”

“If you don't concentrate you'll end up on your rear.”

“Black(people) hold onto their God just as the drunken man holds on to the street lamp post—for physical support only.”

“Before you go out and occupy Wall Street, occupy your own brain!”

“The penalty for procrastination is the loss of hopes and dreams.”

“Performing tai chi in space - it is comfortable we got more outer space chi. ”

“Tai tapped his left nostril. 'You know what this is, Nakkoo? It's the place where the outside world meets the world inside you.”

“I loved going to the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial in Taipei to watch all the old Chinese people doing tai chi and practicing kung fu. The monument was made of white marble, and it was beautiful. Sometimes my dad and I would practice with them.”

“I was a hyperactive kid, and it took awhile for me to find the right teacher. My master was a Shaolin kung fu teacher, but he also taught tai chi, Chinese medicine, brush painting - he was adept at all facets of Chinese culture.”