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One of the dreams on my wish list is to spend more time in Thailand.

One of the dreams on my wish list is to spend more time in Thailand. Kevin Kwan

Wish, More, Spend

I've always been drawn to the Edwardian period in England. To me, it seems like such a fascinating time, when the British Empire was at the height of its powers and the strict mores of the Victorian age were dissipating into the decadence of King Edward's reign. Kevin Kwan

Reign, Been, Edward

I was born in Singapore, and I lived there until I was 12. I had a very fortunate upbringing. Kevin Kwan

Singapore, I Was Born, Very

I've lived in New York City for over twenty years now, and every single day is like a new adventure. At this point, there are many places I'd love to visit, but I can't imagine living anywhere else on the planet. Kevin Kwan

Love, City, New York City

I think snobbery is one of the oldest customs in the world, and the rich will always find ways to rank each other and make themselves feel more special than others. Kevin Kwan

Think, Always, Other

At least when it comes to food, there's no snobbery in Singapore. Kevin Kwan

Singapore, Least, Snobbery

In Asia, it's customary to get together with your entire extended family on a regular basis, and it's all rife with politics. Kevin Kwan

Politics, Get Together, Rife

I'm not revealing any deep, hidden secret that there are wealthy people in Asia. Kevin Kwan

Deep, Hidden, Wealthy

My grandmother used to get her shoes made in Paris in the '30s, and they would be shipped to her in Singapore. Kevin Kwan

Paris, Singapore, Shipped

I sort of wanted to reveal this other side of Asia: Southeast Asia, where the Chinese have been wealthy for generations and have different ways of relating to money. I wanted to sort of reveal this world to readers. Kevin Kwan

Been, Side, Other

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. Kevin Kwan

Want, Part, Natures

To me, families are fascinating. I choose to explore it through comedy and through comic situations. Kevin Kwan

Comedy, Explore, Through

I've recently rediscovered Anthony Trollope. I used to read him back in college, and a friend turned me on to a whole new series of his work, 'The Palliser Series.' It's a series of seven or eight books. Kevin Kwan

College, New, Read

There's always been this tradition of satirizing these rich groups of people. Kevin Kwan

Rich, Always, Been

'China rich' is the new 'crazy rich.' It's a new level of outrageousness. It comes from this world where overnight fortunes have been made, but the fortunes are so ginormous compared to anything we've ever seen in the history of the world. Kevin Kwan

Been, Seen, The History Of

If you're the water boiler king of China, you're selling a billion water boilers. Kevin Kwan

King, China, Billion

No matter our background, we all have crazy families. Kevin Kwan

Crazy, Matter, Background

Especially in the West, people want to understand Asia on a deeper level because it's become the engine of the world economy, like it or not. Kevin Kwan

Want, Level, Like

The characters that populate my books are global nomads in their own right, keeping multiple homes around the world and constantly jet-setting to new places. Kevin Kwan

New, New Places, Keeping

My books are comedies; I want to take my readers on a jet-setting romp, make them laugh, make them swoon at the beautiful settings, and maybe even make their mouths water at all the food. Kevin Kwan

Want, Settings, Maybe

If I were to generalize a bit, I would say that the ultra rich in Asia live on a scale that far surpasses the wealthy in the U.S. or Europe. Kevin Kwan

Rich, Asia, Wealthy

Canada has become such a staging area for Chinese money. Kevin Kwan

Canada, Chinese, Area

Old money in Southeast Asia is much more discrete and low key. It's about not wearing brand names. It's about being invisible, almost. The billionaire can be taking the bus with you. Kevin Kwan

Bus, Almost, Billionaire

Even if they're not Asian or super rich... everyone has a nagging mother. Everyone has that obnoxious uncle, or that cousin who's a bit too snobby. Kevin Kwan

Uncle, Everyone, Asian

People have always been fascinated by the foibles of the wealthy and privileged. Kevin Kwan

Always, Been, Privileged

All Americans knew was 'The Joy Luck Club' and children of dry cleaners trying to assimilate. The Asia that I was seeing was a world of people who are incredibly sophisticated, and I wanted to represent that side. Kevin Kwan

Luck, Side, All Americans

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