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21 " Beauty fades, but wit will keep you on the invitation lists to all the most exclusive parties. "
― Kevin Kwan , China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)
22 " Everyone claims to be a billionaire these days. But you’re not really a billionaire until you spend your billions. —OVERHEARD AT THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB "
23 " The larger the diamonds, the older the wife, the more the mistress. "
24 " Behind every fortune lies a great crime. "
25 " Michael, don’t you know by now that my grandmother and Uncle Alfred are the largest private shareholders of Singapore Press Holdings? We’re not going to be in the papers. We’re never going to be in the papers. "
26 " now you have the body shape considered ideal to the women you seek to cultivate—delicately emaciated, with just a hint of a well-managed eating disorder. "
27 " I don’t understand. How can a credit card ever be rejected? It’s not like it’s a kidney! "
28 " I tell you, this is what’s wrong with the world. People lying about everything. "
29 " You’re an economist—don’t you know what HENRY stands for?” I racked my brains, but I still didn’t have a clue. Perrineum finally spat it out: “High Earners, Not Rich Yet. "
30 " It’s like all my patients these days—I never know whether the kid in my dental chair is homeless or owns Google,” Ray said gruffly. "
31 " St. Germain elderflower liqueur, gin, and white Lillet mixed with grapefruit juice create this classic effervescent aperitif. Chin-chin! "
32 " the older she gets, the more she seems to be turning into an obsessive tightwad. "
33 " This little girl needs to be raised properly—by a team of sensible Cantonese nannies, not interfering parents! "
34 " The Holy Trinity are Four Seasons for the roast duck, Mandarin Kitchen for the aforementioned lobster noodles, and Royal China for the dim sum. "
35 " Hainanese chicken rice, which could arguably be considered the national dish of Singapore. (And yes, Eleanor is ready for foodie bloggers to start attacking her restaurant choice. She chose Wee Nam Kee specifically because the United Square location is only five minutes from the Bao condo, and parking there is $2.00 after 6:00 p.m. If she took him to Chatterbox, which she personally prefers, parking at Mandarin Hotel would have been a nightmare and she would have had to valet her Jaguar for $15. Which she would RATHER DIE than do.) "
36 " Dress impeccably and they notice the woman. "
37 " It felt like being at a pajama party inside the vault of Harry Winston. "
38 " In large families the whole affair would often involve complicated Excel flow charts, "
39 " *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. "
40 " 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. "