Crazy Rich Asians Quotes

“Doing nothing can sometimes be the most effective form of action.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“Remember, every treasure comes with a price.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“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.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“Just because some people actually work for their money doesn’t mean they are beneath you.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“Perfection comes at a sacrifice,”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“Aiyoooooh, finish everything on your plate, girls! Don’t you know there are children starving in America?”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“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.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“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.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“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.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“God is in the details.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“we were buying things we actually loved, not things to show off,”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“Twenty Ways You Can Tell You Have Asian Parents.” Number one on the list: Your parents never, ever call you “just to say hello.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“about a man whose greatness had nothing to do with wealth or power.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“You love your children so much, you do everything to try to protect them, and they don’t even appreciate it.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“That’s what I want for my kids. I want them to love their family, but to feel a deeper sense of pride in who they are as individuals, Nick, not in how much money they have, what their last name is, or how many generations they go back to whatever dynasty. I’m sorry, but I’ve had enough. I’ve had enough of being around all these crazy rich Asians, all these people whose lives revolve around making money, spending money, flaunting money, comparing money, hiding money, controlling others with money, and ruining their lives over money.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“She wasn’t a rebel, because to call her one would imply that she was breaking the rules”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“He would never give up trying. He would take an impossible situation and make everything possible.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“Wye Mun, as usual, had steered him toward the stories about money, and he had missed the chance to tell them the real story, about a man whose greatness had nothing to do with wealth or power.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“I'm telling you, this so-called 'prosperity' is going to be the downfall of Asia. Each new generation becomes lazier than the next. They think they can make overnight fortunes just by flipping properties and getting hot tips in the stock market. Ha! Nothing lasts forever, and when this boom ends, these youngsters won't know what hit them”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“What is this, Harry Potter?” Nick sniggered. “That’s what you just sounded like. Yes, I am aware that even now dark forces are trying to sabotage me,”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“Perfection comes at a sacrifice,”
“Remember, every treasure comes with a price.” “Just because some people actually work for their money doesn’t mean they are beneath you.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“...Growing up as a racial minority in America, you feel that the ultimate act of assimilation is to marry into the dominant race. Which is why you only ever date WASPs … or Eurotrash.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“It only takes a spark,     to get the fire going.     And soon all those around,     can warm up in its glowing.     That’s how it is with God’s love,     once you’ve experienced it.     You want to sing,     it’s fresh like spring,     you want to Pass It On. “Can I make a suggestion, Astrid?” Charlie said as the junk made its way back to Repulse”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“There are the Chinese from Mainland China, who made their fortunes in the past decade like all the Russians, but then there are the Overseas Chinese. These are the ones who left China long before the Communists came in, in many cases hundreds of years ago, and spread throughout the rest of Asia, quietly amassing great fortunes over time.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“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.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“I take fifty milligrams of amitriptyline every night, and then an extra ten milligrams of Ambien if I really want to sleep through the night. Sometimes I add a Lunesta, and if that doesn’t work, I get out the Valium—”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“There is nothing in the world that good food cannot fix.”
― Kevin kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“I'm not going to be wearing a single piece of jewelry tonight. I was born a Tung, and I have nothing to prove to anyone.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“The only acceptable majors were medicine or law (unless you were truly dumb, in which case you settled for accounting).”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“miracles on your face,” Jacqueline shot back in dead seriousness.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians