Geisha because when I was living in Japan, I met a fellow whose mother was a geisha, and I thought that was kind of fascinating and ended up reading about the subject just about the same time I was getting interested in writing fiction.
More Quotes by Arthur Golden
You know, the men go to tea houses with the expectation that they will have a nice quiet evening and not read about it the next morning in the newspaper.
Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.
Never give up; for even rivers someday wash dams away.
Passion can quickly slip to jealousy, or even hatred.
We can never flee the misery that is within us.
I don't think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it.