Five Star Billionaire Quotes

“Time — how it expands to fill the spaces you create; how it makes meagre experiences seem never-ending. Whenever he heard people talk about the ravages of time, about how it robbed and deprived, Justin always smiled; because for him, time was an accomplice, plugging the gaps and fleshing out morsels of memory so he would have something substantial to hang on to. That way, however little he had seen or felt, he would always feel as if he had more: a life far richer than the truth.”
― Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire

“about “closure” and how worthless it was—why was it that everyone these days needed resolution, why couldn’t they just accept that life was messy, that it never ended neatly?”
― Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire

“every second of the day offers a beautiful opportunity to achieve success. Therefore, you have 86,400 chances to change your life every day.”
― Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire

“You must appreciate that time is always against you. It is never kind or encouraging. It gnaws away invisibly at all good things. Therefore, if you have any desire to accomplish anything, even the simplest task, do it swiftly and with great purpose, or time will drag it away from you.”
― Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire

“What were you doing when you were eight, thirteen, fifteen, and eighteen? The answer is, I suspect: not very much.”
― Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire

“they will never mock her either, because all the things that she has, she can never lose.”
― Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire

“in a place like China. People rush ahead of you; they have no time to look back.”
― Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire

“fake leather looks great until you use it in demanding situations, and then it shows its true colors and lets you down.”
― Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire