Geisha Quotes

24 quotes by 6 authors

Every girl in the world should have geisha training — Diana Vreeland
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… — Arthur Golden
I have been presented with roles with demand not just a physical ability but mental disciplines as well. 'Memoirs of a Geisha' was not so… — Michelle Yeoh
For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask. — Zhang Ziyi
I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas. — Zhang Ziyi
From my opinion, 'geisha' means a woman skilled in the arts, like dancing, singing and playing musical instruments,. — Zhang Ziyi
I think the silhouette of the kimono costume will become engraved in people's minds. I do think there'll be lots of red accents in the… — Colleen Atwood
I studied Japanese language and culture in college and graduate school, and afterward went to work in Tokyo, where I met a young man whose… — Arthur Golden
There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan. — Zhang Ziyi
If you aren't the woman I think you are, then this isn't the world I thought it was. — Arthur Golden
We lead our lives like water flowing down a hill, going more or less in one direction until we splash into something that forces us… — Arthur Golden
A tree may look as beautiful as ever; but when you notice the insects infesting it, and the tips of the branches that are brown… — Arthur Golden
We don't become geisha because we want our lives to be happy; we become geisha because we have no choice. — Arthur Golden
It was what we Japanese called the onion life, peeling away a layer at a time and crying all the while. — Arthur Golden
I can see you have a great deal of water in your personality. Water never waits. It changes shape and flows around things, and finds… — Arthur Golden
A geisha has studied a man's moods and his seasons. She fusses and he blooms. — Arthur Golden
Geisha is always called beautiful even if she is not. — Arthur Golden
At that moment, beauty itself struck me as a kind of painful melancholy. — Arthur Golden
She paints her face to hide her face. Her eyes are deep water. It is not for Geisha to want. It is not for geisha… — Arthur Golden
The first rule that a geisha is taught, at the age of nine, is to be charming to other women...Every girl in the world should… — Diana Vreeland

Who Wrote These Geisha Quotes

6 authors contributed a total of 24 Geisha Quotes as follows: