Rich People Problems Quotes

“Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“The quality of the stone isn’t perfect, but when I wore it, it always reminded me of how life can surprise you. Sometimes, the thing that at first appears flawed can end up being the most perfect thing in the world for you.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Scientists talk about how we inherit health issues from our parents through our genes, but we also inherit this entire lineage of fear and pain—generations of it.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Nick shook his head. “It amazes me that there’s still such a huge stigma about mental illness here.” “ ‘Stigma’ implies that something exists but society is prejudiced against it. Here, everyone’s in denial that it even exists!”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“No matter how old you are, no matter how ready you think you are, nothing quite prepares you for the loss of a parent.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Paris is great because every street you walk down is like an unfolding novel.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“You’re my son—I’ve watched your nannies change your diapers,”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Scientists talk about how we inherit health issues from our parents through our genes, but we also inherit this entire lineage of fear and pain—generations of it. I can acknowledge whenever my mother is reacting out of this fear, but the most powerful thing I've realized is that I'm not responsible for her pain. I won't make her fears mine any longer and I don't want to pass them on to my son!”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“My parents have always been racist and elitist to the extreme, like so many in their crowd. Peel away the veneer of wealth and sophistication and you’ll find extremely provincial, narrow-minded people. The problem is that they all have too much money, and it’s come so easily to them that they think they’re bloody geniuses and so they are always right.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died. —MALCOLM FORBES”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Everything ends up seeming irrelevant in the face of loss,”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“I’ve realized that so many of my fears aren’t really my own. They’re the fears of my mother, my father, my grandparents. I’ve just unconsciously internalized them, and I’ve let these fears affect every decision I make.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Peel away the veneer of wealth and sophistication and you’ll find extremely provincial, narrow-minded people. The problem is that they all have too much money, and it’s come so easily to them that they think they’re bloody geniuses and so they are always right.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Alamak, it's that Ed Saranwrap! I love his music!” As Ed Sheeran”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Tourists should have to take a style exam before being allowed to set foot on the island!”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“After all this time, with all the medical advances we’ve made, the human body is still an unfathomable mystery to us. The heart most of all.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“it always reminded me of how life can surprise you. Sometimes, the thing that at first appears flawed can end up being the most perfect thing in the world for you.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“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.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Dear Lord, thank you for getting me the fuck out of here. Amen”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“There’s been a tremendous amount of scarring on the heart, and her erection…I mean, her ejection fraction is up to twenty-seven percent.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Well I’ve never seen his name on any of the rich lists,” Bettina sniffed. “Bettina, I’m sure you know that there are people on this planet who are far too rich and powerful to ever appear on those lists!”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

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― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“If it's not on sale at Ross Dress for Less, I don't care what the brand is.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Maybe if Mum behaves herself, she can meet our baby at age eighteen.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Night visits are like sitting Shiva, Singapore-style.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“The man who dies rich, dies disgraced. —ANDREW CARNEGIE,”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Jackie replied.”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“A fishing boat! All these rich kids who grew up with everything just want to live like they are poor. How is Nick anyway?”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Alamak, it's that Ed Saranwrap! I love his music!”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems

“Scientists talk about how we inherit health issues from our parents through our genes, but we also inherit this entire lineage of fear and pain-generations of it. I can acknowledge whenever my mother is reacting out of his fear, but the most powerful thing I've realized is that I'm not responsible for her pain. I won't make her fears mine any longer and I don't want to pass them on to my son!”
― Kevin Kwan, Rich People Problems