"this is why we can't have nice things" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Said to have been popularized by American stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone.",
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          "ref": "2016, Jen Swann Downey, The Ninja Librarians: Sword in the Stacks",
          "text": "\"This is why we can't have nice things,\" said Dorrie's father, breaking into her thoughts. \"Like appliances.\"\nDorrie glanced over at the corner of the ballroom-declared-kitchen to see him lifting several tacks out of a pot of clam chowder with a slotted spoon.",
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          "ref": "2017, Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff (lyrics and music), “This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things”, in Reputation, performed by Taylor Swift",
          "text": "This is why we can't have nice things, darling / Because you break them, I had to take them away / This is why we can't have nice things, honey, oh / Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? / This is why we can't have nice things",
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          "ref": "2020, Alex Almeida, Wandering Tales volumes 1 & 2",
          "text": "\"This is why we can't have nice things,\" said a Mountain to a man, \"You don't yet respect the impermanence of living ...and the permanence of life.\"",
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        "Expressing reproach when somebody harms or damages something."
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        "(humorous) Expressing reproach when somebody harms or damages something."
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          "text": "This is why we can't have nice things, darling / Because you break them, I had to take them away / This is why we can't have nice things, honey, oh / Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? / This is why we can't have nice things",
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