#t

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

#because #ended #fascinating #fellow #fiction

Sex in a woman's world has the same currency a penny has in a man's. Every penny saved is a penny earned in one world and in the next every sexual adventure is a literary experience. ↗

— Harry Golden

#currency #earned #every #experience #literary

Jamie glanced at her notes. "So let's be honest, Jacks, can we? What is the best part of being an Angel? Is it the lifestyle? Is it the parties? The fame? What's your favourite part?" "Just having this chance," he said after considering. "And what chance is that?" Jamie asked. Jacks's blue eyes twinkled. "The chance to be a hero. ↗

— Scott Speer

#hero #lifestyle

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a palpable, critical energy created by the presence of the audience. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

#between #created #critical #difference #energy

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job. ↗

— Samuel Goldwyn

#around #costs #even #everybody #i

Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years. All the small exchanges children have with their parents, teachers, and with each other carry emotional messages. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#carry #children #develop #each #earliest

People don't like the true and simple; they like fairy tales and humbug. ↗

— Edmond de Goncourt

#fairy tales #humbug #like #people #simple

I think it's a problem when journalists have the title of their article before they do the interview, because it biases the way they conduct it. ↗

— Michel Gondry

#because #before #biases #conduct #i

When I shoot actors, I have that dilemma. I want the actor to be good, and sometimes I have to push them to a place that isn't pleasant. I always think: 'Is it worth doing for the sake of the movie?' But I have to remember the bigger picture. ↗

— Michel Gondry

#always #bigger #bigger picture #dilemma #doing

Some of life's greatest wisdom comes from observing the lives of very lost people. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#lost #ungodly-people #life