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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 to feel. Geisha is an artist of the floating world. She dances, she sings. She entertains you, whatever you want. The rest is shadows, the rest is secret.

Arthur Golden

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Arthur Golden
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 6
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Arthur Sulzberger Golden
Feel
Eyes
Sings
Feels
Secret
Floating
World
Face
Shadows
Whatever
Hide
Faces
Paint
Entertains
Eye
Shadow
Geisha
Water
Deep
Paints
Artist
Rest
Dances

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