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China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2) QUOTES

China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2) QUOTES

1 " If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

2 " Edith Wharton—The Custom of the Country, The Age of Innocence, The Buccaneers, The House of Mirth (must be read in strict order—you will understand why when you finish the last one) Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Anthony Trollope—all the books in the Palliser series, beginning with Can You Forgive Her? "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

3 " Snobs by Julian Fellowes The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee People Like Us by Dominick Dunne The Power of Style by Annette Tapert and Diana Edkins (this is out of print; I will lend you my copy) Pride and Avarice by Nicholas Coleridge The Soong Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave Freedom by Jonathan Franzen D. V. by Diana Vreeland A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur by Gayatri Devi Jane Austen—complete works beginning with Pride and Prejudice Edith Wharton—The Custom of the Country, The Age of Innocence, The Buccaneers, The House of Mirth (must be read in strict order—you will understand why when you finish the last one) Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Anthony Trollope—all the books in the Palliser series, beginning with Can You Forgive Her? "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

4 " Snobs by Julian Fellowes The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee People Like Us by Dominick Dunne The Power of Style by Annette Tapert and Diana Edkins (this is out of print; I will lend you my copy) Pride and Avarice by Nicholas Coleridge The Soong Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave Freedom by Jonathan Franzen D. V. by Diana Vreeland A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur by Gayatri Devi Jane Austen—complete works beginning with Pride and Prejudice "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

5 " Behind every fortune lies a great crime. —HONORÉ DE BALZAC "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

6 " It feels like all we've been doing day after day is partying with Shanghai's Gossip Girl crowd. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

7 " After this trip, New York is going to seem like a dump. Every place I go to in China seems to be more luxurious than the last. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

8 " I guess you probably won't be drinking the Johnnie Walker Black Label I brought for you," Corinna remarked.

"I honor your gesture, but I only drink reverse-osmosis water these days, " Bernard said.

"I honor your gesture?" My God, look what happens to Hong Kong men when they move to California, Corinna thought in horror. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

9 " I didn't know what to say. I just stood there and noticed Gordon Ramsay over by the carrot truffle fries and all I could think was, "What is Gordon going to think if I say no? "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

10 " Some people had all the luck, being born into the right family. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

11 " I don't think you truly realize what it means for the gates of Tyersall Park to be closed to you forever."

Nick laughed. "Jacqueline, you sound like some character out of a Trollope novel! "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

12 " Bernard has no money. He only gets about ten million a year to live on," Carol confirmed. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

13 " Eleanor leaned in closer and lowered her voice. "Aiyah, these people aren't just everyday rich with a few hundred million. They are China rich! We're talking billions and billions. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

14 " Her family are the Medicis of Asia. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

15 " It's a long story, one that could only happen in China. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

16 " 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. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

17 " People are messy. Life gets messy. Things are not always going to work out perfectly just because you want them to. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

18 " 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. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

19 " What do you mean, 'boundaries?' You came out of my vagina. What kind of boundaries do we have? "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)

20 " I don’t understand. How can a credit card ever be rejected? It’s not like it’s a kidney!” Colette laughed. "

― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)