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21 " Her family are the Medicis of Asia. "
― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)
22 " It's a long story, one that could only happen in China. "
23 " You're right, it's all going to be perfection," Kitty said, gazing out the window as the workmen began rehanging The Palace of Eighteen Perfections on her drawing-room wall. "
24 " Well, yes there are certainly quite a few wannabe Saatchis around, but I'm dealing more with the ones trying to buy back the great antiquities from European and American collectors. Or, as they like to say, stuff stolen by the foreign devils", Oliver said "
― Kevin Kwan , Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
25 " Doing nothing can sometimes be the most effective form of action. "
26 " Remember, every treasure comes with a price. "
27 " Eleanor had a long-held theory about men. She truly believed that for most men, all that talk of “being in love” or “finding the right one” was absolute nonsense. Marriage was purely a matter of timing, and whenever a man was finally done sowing his wild oats and ready to settle down, whichever girl happened to be there at the time would be the right one. "
28 " Just because some people actually work for their money doesn’t mean they are beneath you. "
29 " I hate to point out the obvious, but here's this tiny bird that's been trying to get through a huge bulletproof glass wall. A totally impossible situation. You tell me it's been here every day pecking away persistently for ten minutes. Well, today the glass wall came down. "
30 " Aiyoooooh, finish everything on your plate, girls! Don’t you know there are children starving in America? "
31 " Perfection comes at a sacrifice, "
32 " People are messy. Life gets messy. Things are not always going to work out perfectly just because you want them to. "
33 " Doing nothing can sometimes be the most effective form of action. If you do nothing, you'll be sending a clear message: that you're stronger than they think you are. Not to mention a lot classier. Think about it. "
34 " Pinch me, please. Is any of this real?" Rachel whispered as she looked into Nick's eyes."This place is very real. You're the dream," Nick answered as he kissed her deeply. "
35 " The quality of the stone isn’t perfect, but when I wore it, it always reminded me of how life can surprise you. Sometimes, the thing that at first appears flawed can end up being the most perfect thing in the world for you. "
― Kevin Kwan , Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians, #3)
36 " I know the average outfit in your wardrobe costs more than a semester of tuition at Princeton, but it makes you look like a community college during summertime: NO CLASS. "
37 " What do you mean, 'boundaries?' You came out of my vagina. What kind of boundaries do we have? "
38 " we were buying things we actually loved, not things to show off, "
39 " Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves. "
40 " Scientists talk about how we inherit health issues from our parents through our genes, but we also inherit this entire lineage of fear and pain—generations of it. "