Arthur Golden

This time all the historical details and things were right. But I'd written it again in third person, and people found it dry. I decided to throw that one away.

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.

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.

I don't eat cereal actually... Frosted Flakes... that's as close as I can get.

I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas.

I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!