206 Quotes by Kevin Kwan

When my first novel, 'Crazy Rich Asians,' was published in 2013, many readers were astonished to learn that in Asia, there were women who dressed in couture from morning till night.

I do believe that peoples' natures can be changed, and they have to be changed if we want to live in this modern world and be a part of it.

They say truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, but there's such a thing as believability when you're writing a novel.

It's human nature when you first make your big fortune to want to show off a bit. I don't begrudge that whatsoever.

Every family is a crazy family.

Couture occupies the uppermost stratosphere of fashion. It is the holy of holies, as only about 2,000 women globally are fortunate enough to wear these precious garments tailored to their exact measurements, making it perhaps the most exclusive club in the world.

I have pictures of my grandmother from the 1920s and '30s in avant-garde dresses that looked like they could have come from the House of Worth or Lucien Lelong. She would never say if they were couture, but I do recall her telling me, 'All my clothes and shoes came from Paris.'

No matter our background, we all have crazy families.

People are often disappointed when they meet me because I'm not this giant, flamboyant - you know, I don't wear sequined jackets.