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101 " You can’t seriously think you can wear black shoes with khaki trousers, "
― Kevin Kwan , Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
102 " *1 Literally translated as “meat bone tea,” this is not the name of a summer event on Fire Island but rather a popular Singaporean soup that consists of melt-in-your-mouth pork ribs simmered for many hours in an intoxicatingly complex broth of herbs and spices. "
― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)
103 " I hope you told her that the most romantic thing that happened was watching Alistair projectile vomit out the car window after stuffing down too many In-N-Out burgers. "
104 " these people are richer than God. "
105 " Coco Chanel said, “Dress impeccably and they notice the woman. "
106 " Dear Lord, thank you for getting me the fuck out of here. Amen "
― Kevin Kwan , Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians, #3)
107 " Why did everything have to be so fraught with significance? "
108 " By sheer dumb luck, my father was born in the right place at the right moment in time - when the whole region was going through enormous, unprecedented growth. And oh yeah, he also inherited an empire that had already been set up four generations before him. I think he looks down on people like your father - people who are self-made - because at the heart of it he is a deeply insecure individual. He knows he did absolutely nothing to deserve his fortune, and so the only thing he can do is disparage others who have the audacity to make their own money. His friends are all the same - they are frightened of the new money that's rolling in, and that's why they cluster in their little enclaves. "
109 " He wanted to pass it on. "
110 " Maybe if Mum behaves herself, she can meet our baby at age eighteen. "
111 " Shanghai and Beijing society would come to accept her, especially if she carries a different handbag. "
112 " Siem began to play the first familiar chords of "Theme from Out of Africa," and sighs of delight could be heard from the audience, Oliver noted, "It's all about that chin, isn't it, clenched against the violin as if he's makine savage love to it. That marvelous chin is what's making all the ladies cream their knickers. "
113 " I always knew sending him to England would be a mistake. Why do we Chinese never learn? Every time we get mixed up with the West, everything falls apart. "
114 " circling the globe like a virus set loose. "
115 " In a city where people are almost as obsessed with food as they are with status, perhaps the best-kept secret of the dining scene is that the finest cuisine arguably isn’t found at the Michelin-starred restaurants in five-star hotels but rather at private dining clubs. "
116 " Astrid, it’s me. You don’t have to keep your emotions in check around me. You’ve thrown vases and goldfish bowls at me, remember? "
117 " Astrid wondered for the millionth time why all her relatives constantly tried to outdo each other in proclaiming their poverty. "
118 " 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. "
119 " Just you, me, and our chosen family. No one else matters. "
120 " I’ve had enough of being around all these crazy rich Asians, "