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. Arthur Golden endfascinatefellow share on social
This character's entirely invented, and the woman that I interviewed wouldn't recognize herself, or really anything about herself, in this book, which she hasn't read, because she doesn't read English. Arthur Golden bookcharacterenglish share on social
I don't like things held up before me that I cannot have. Arthur Golden holdthing Change image and share on social
I don't think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it. Arthur Golden endurefranklylong Change image and share on social
Hopes are like hair ornaments. Girls want to wear too many of them. When they become old women they look silly wearing even one. Arthur Golden girlhairhope Change image and share on social
We can never flee the misery that is within us. Arthur Golden fleemisery Change image and share on social
What I had to do was keep the story within certain limits of what was, of course, plausible. Arthur Golden limitplausiblestory Change image and share on social
