Top 160 Kevin Kwan Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “I want to slip my whole foot inside.” He wants to do WHAT with his foot? This man should be arrested. Godfrey banged his fist against the stall door and said loudly, “You are a degenerate! A complete disgrace to this esteemed club! Take your dirty business elsewhere! Not in our toilets!”

— Kevin Kwan

2. “Just because some people actually work for their money doesn’t mean they are beneath you.”

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3. “Kan ni na bu chao chee bye!”

— Kevin Kwan

4. “There is something in the air tonight, Fernando.”

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5. “Behind every fortune lies a great crime.”

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6. “I tell you, this is what’s wrong with the world. People lying about everything.”

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7. “In one kiss, you’ll know all I haven’t said. – Pablo Neruda.”

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8. “Tourists should have to take a style exam before being allowed to set foot on the island!”

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9. “People are messy. Life gets messy. Things are not always going to work out perfectly just because you want them to.”

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10. “Doing nothing can sometimes be the most effective form of action.”

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

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12. “He would never give up trying. He would take an impossible situation and make everything possible.”

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13. “Remember, every treasure comes with a price.”

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14. “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.”

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15. “Aiyoooooh, finish everything on your plate, girls! Don’t you know there are children starving in America?”

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16. “I criticize you when you’re wearing something that looks so cheap. It’s a disgrace to me.”

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17. “God is in the details.”

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18. “The Holy Trinity are Four Seasons for the roast duck, Mandarin Kitchen for the aforementioned lobster noodles, and Royal China for the dim sum.”

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19. “To Eleanor, every single person occupied a specific space in the elaborately constructed social universe in her mind.”

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20. “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.”

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21. “Rachel, You have been poisoned with a potentially lethal dose of Tarquinomid. Your doctors will be able to reverse the side effects once they know this. If you value your life, you will not mention this incident to anyone. Never set foot in China again. This is your last warning.”

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22. “If it’s not on sale at Ross Dress for Less, I don’t care what the brand is.”

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23. “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.”

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24. “When we align with the truth of who we are, all things are possible.”

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25. “Some people had all the luck, being born into the right family.”

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26. “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.”

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27. “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.”

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28. “Okay, so what would the blue jay do?” Nick asked. “He would never give up trying. He would take an impossible situation and make everything possible.”

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29. “She wasn’t a rebel, because to call her one would imply that she was breaking the rules.”

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30. “I did not tell half of what I saw, for no one would have believed me. MARCO POLO, 1324.”

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31. “No matter how old you are, no matter how ready you think you are, nothing quite prepares you for the loss of a parent.”

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32. “Alamak, it’s that Ed Saranwrap! I love his music!” As Ed Sheeran.”

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33. “In a city where people are almost as obsessed with food as they are with status, perhaps the best-kept secret of the dining scene is that the finest cuisine arguably isn’t found at the Michelin-starred restaurants in five-star hotels but rather at private dining clubs.”

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34. “You love your children so much, you do everything to try to protect them, and they don’t even appreciate it.”

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35. “It felt like being at a pajama party inside the vault of Harry Winston.”

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36. “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.”

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37. “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 –.”

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38. “Siem began to play the first familiar chords of “Theme from Out of Africa,” and sighs of delight could be heard from the audience, Oliver noted, “It’s all about that chin, isn’t it, clenched against the violin as if he’s makine savage love to it. That marvelous chin is what’s making all the ladies cream their knickers.”

— Kevin Kwan

39. “Mama, we are done eating. Can we go to the playroom now?” one of the little girls asked Sheryl. “You are not done. I still see a few chicken nuggets left,” their mother said. Neena looked over and scolded, “Aiyoooooh, finish everything on your plate, girls! Don’t you know there are children starving in America?”

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40. “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.”

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41. “St. Germain elderflower liqueur, gin, and white Lillet mixed with grapefruit juice create this classic effervescent aperitif. Chin-chin!”

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42. “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.”

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43. “Beauty fades, but wit will keep you on the invitation lists to all the most exclusive parties.”

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44. “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!”

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45. “If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.”

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46. “Astrid wondered for the millionth time why all her relatives constantly tried to outdo each other in proclaiming their poverty.”

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47. “Meggaharto, you know. I don’t think you need me.”

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48. “Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves.”

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49. “Salted dried plums, fervently sucked on by generations of Chinese like martini olives. Supposedly great for combating nausea.”

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50. “Calm down and speak slower, lah. I can’t understand a word you’re saying. Now, why do you want to jump off a building?” Philip asked in his usual laconic manner.”

— Kevin Kwan