QUOTATIONS: CRAZY RICH ASIANS BY KEVIN KWAN
PROLOGUE: THE COUSINS
PART ONE
CHAPTER 1 - NICHOLAS YOUNG AND RACHEL CHU
CHAPTER 2 - ELEANOR YOUNG
"There's a difference between being grand and being discreet." - Daisy page 25
CHAPTER 3 - RACHEL CHU
CHAPTER 4 - NICHOLAS YOUNG
CHAPTER 5 - ASTRID LEONG
CHAPTER 6 - THE CHENGS
CHAPTER 7 - ELEANOR
"Every single person occupied a specific space in the elaborately constructed social universe in her mind." - Eleanor page 57
CHAPTER 8 - RACHEL
"You can't expect other families to be like us." - Kerry page 68
"In Asia, there is a proper time for everything, a proper etiquette." - Kerry page 68
CHAPTER 9 - ASTRID
"Reunion sex was always the best." - Astrid page 76
CHAPTER 10 - EDISON CHENG
CHAPTER 11 - RACHEL
"This guy standing here beside her was the first man she could truly imagine as her husband." - page 92
CHAPTER 12 - THE LEONGS
CHAPTER 13 - PHILIP AND ELEANOR YOUNG
"I always get blamed for everything." - Eleanor page 104
"Children these days don't know how to behave." - Daisy Foo page 105
"The Bible tells us we must accept what we cannot change." - Carol page 107
CHAPTER 14 - RACHEL AND NICHOLAS
CHAPTER 15 - ASTRID
"Every man cheats." - Astrid page 125
"Remember, grace under pressure." - Astrid page 125
CHAPTER 16 - THE GOHS
CHAPTER 17 - NICHOLAS AND COLLIN
"I know what I like." - Nick page 145
"Even though you always like the exact same thing, you can always change your mind whenever you wish. That's the difference between us - you still have choices." - Colin page 145
"Tell me who is bored enough to waste their time trying to ruin my relationship, and why?" - Nick page 150
CHAPTER 18 - RACHEL AND PEIK LIN
PART TWO
CHAPTER 1 - ASTRID
CHAPTER 2 - RACHEL AND NICK
CHAPTER 3 - PEIK LIN
CHAPTER 4 - RACHEL AND NICK
CHAPTER 5 - ASTRID AND MICHAEL
CHAPTER 6 - NICK AND RACHEL
CHAPTER 7 - ELEANOR
CHAPTER 8 - RACHEL
CHAPTER 9 - NICK
"We can't have just anyone over, you now, we must know who the family is first." - Winifred Khoo page 253
CHAPTER 10 - EDDIE, FIONA AND THE CHILDREN
"You can't expect me to remember everything when I have much more important matters on my mind, can you?" - Eddie Cheng page 256
CHAPTER 11 - RACHEL
CHAPTER 12 - ELEANOR
CHAPTER 13 - RACHEL
"Are you going to confront someone and make a scene? They're just trying to mess with you - why give them more fuel?" - Sophie Khoo page 276
"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." - Sophie Khoo page 276
CHAPTER 14 - ASTRID AND MICHAEL
"I've hurt you too much, and now I don't know if I can stop myself from hurting you even more." - Michael page 285
"You and I...it isn't working for us anymore. It hasn't really worked we've just been pretending it has." - Michael page 285
"You're just trying to find an easy way out of this. You're trying to blame me, to make this all about me, when you're the one who's guilty. Look, I'm not the one who broke our wedding vows. I'm not the one who cheated." - Astrid page 286
CHAPTER 15 - NICK
CHAPTER 16 - DR. GU
"Each new generation becomes lazier than the next." - Dr. Gu page 303
"Remember, every treasure comes with a price." - Dr. Gu page 307
CHAPTER 17 - RACHEL
CHAPTER 18 - THE YOUNGS
PART THREE
CHAPTER 1 - TYERSALL PARK
CHAPTER 2 - II NASSIN ROAD
CHAPTER 3 - PATRIC'S
"When was the last time I saw you? How often do I get to treat one of my best friends in the whole world? You can't deprive me of this pleasure." - Peik Lin page 357
"Perfection comes at a sacrifice, Mandy. Which naturally is a concept you seem to lack any understanding of." - Jacqueline Ling page 358
"You had one simple mission to accomplish, and you failed miserably." - Jacqueline Ling page 358
CHAPTER 4 - FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
"I can hardly believe it, but I don't think I've ever been happier." - Colin page 370
CHAPTER 5 - FORT CANNING PARK
CHAPTER 6 - TYERSALL PARK
"I'm going to teach him a lesson he'll never forget." - Eddison Cheng page 391
"Be a man and accept your punishment." - Eddison Cheng page 391
"I'm so sick of all this. Why is it so damn important for us to look picture-perfect every time we walk out the door? Who exactly are you trying to impress?" - Fiona page 392
"I have no desire to be seen with a tyrant." - Fiona page 392
"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." - Fiona page 392
CHAPTER 7 - PASIR PANJANG ROAD
"Never, never let young people plan their own weddings!" - Mrs. Lee Yong Chien page 393
"Funny how you could be so intimate with someone for so many years, and yet feel so painfully awkward around them now." - Astrid page 396
"Doctors don't make as much money as you think." - Oliver page 400
CHAPTER 8 - PULAU SAMSARA
"You need to stop being so old-fashioned. Nobody cares about that kind of stuff anymore." - Victoria page 405
CHAPTER 9 - 99 CONDUIT ROAD
"I just can't imagine how he could make you squeeze into a pigeonhole for the sake of his pride." - Charlie page 419
"You need to learn how to stand up for yourself." - Charlie page 423
"Nobody insults my girlfriend." - Charlie page 423
CHAPTER 10 - TYRESSAL PARK
"You are the center of my life, Rachel. The absolute center." - Nicky page 429
"I've seen how you are in different settings, the way you're able to charm the socks off everyone." - Nicky page 430
"Have I really changed that much in the past couple of weeks? Because I feel like I'm the same person, and how I feel about you certainly hasn't changed. If anything, I love you more every day, and even more at this moment." - Nicky page 431
"And I'm trying to figure out how I could possibly fit into this world." - Rachel page 431
CHAPTER 11 - RESIDENCES AT ONE CARRNHILL
"Nobody is ever going to come from the right background in your eyes." - Nick page 436
"Just because some people actually work for their money doesn't mean they are beneath you." - Nick page 436
"But in their eyes I was never good enough." - Eleanor page 436
CHAPTER 12 - WUTHERING TOWERS
CHAPTER 13 - CAMERON HIGHLANDS
CHAPTER 14 - 64 PAK TIN STREET
"They were born that way - it's just not in their DNA to associate with anyone who isn't from their class, anyone who isn't born rich or royal." - Michael page 465
"For one minute, one whole minute, I was so happy. It was the most money I had ever made. But then it hit me...I realized that no matter how long I work, no matter how hard I sweat my ass off all day long. I will never make as much money in my whole life as you make in one month alone." - Michael page 465
"You'll be happier without me in the long run. I'm just holding you back." - Michael page 467
CHAPTER 15 - VILLAD' ORO
"There is nothing in the world that good food cannot fix." - Wye Mun page 474
"Who do those people think they are? Trying to ruin people's lives!" -Peik page 475
CHAPTER 16 - SENTOSA COVE
"Finally, the heart breaker discovers how it feels to get his heart broken." - Colin page 485
"I'm the reason her life has becomes a total mess." - Nick page 487
CHAPTER 17 - REPULSE BAY
"Karma, I guess. At some point, we have to pay the price for our excesses, don't we?" - Astrid page 492
"I've been driving myself crazy thinking back on all the things I could have done differently." - Astrid page 492
"You might have extravagant tastes, but that's never stopped you from being a good person." - Charlie page 492
CHAPTER 18 - VILLA D' ORO
"You know, flying private isn't always about showing off. Sometimes it can actually be for the convenience and ease." Peik Lin page 500
CHAPTER 19 - THE STAR TREK HOUSE
"You love your children so much, you do everything to try protect them, and they don't even appreciate it." - Eleanor page 509
CHAPTER 20 - VILLA D' ORO
"I wanted so much never to burden you with my mistakes." - Kerry page 522
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