- Palinov, Gulf Stream Cafe Havana: A shrewd man never asks questions until he has gathered enough information to be able to distinguish between lies and truth.
- Marianne Lorress: Havana does look lovely.
- Peter Karczag INS aka Josef Gombush: It's a way station. The last one. Then the United States.
- Marianne Lorress: Is it everything people dream about?
- Peter Karczag INS aka Josef Gombush: I don't know. It is what many have dreamed. Others whose dreams have edges too round, colors too bright, they are disappointed.
- Marianne Lorress: Oh, I'm not looking for streets paved with gold. A home, respect, freedom. And neighbors who want the same thing.
- Peter Karczag INS aka Josef Gombush: Marianne, don't hope for too much.
- Marianne Lorress: I'm just beginning to hope.
- Peter Karczag INS aka Josef Gombush: Even if things go as you expect, I've been to the United States... a little thing like an accent, a foreign name, it will set you apart. There's always someone who laughs.