“Sayuri"... A name as sweet as she is! I'm afraid these days even a...” – Hatsumomo, Memoirs of a Geisha ... Movie Quotes Database

Hatsumomo

"Sayuri"... A name as sweet as she is! I'm afraid these days even a common chambermaid can call herself a geisha. So, it's nice to see such a sincere young maiko, isn't it?

General

[laughing]

: Why yes!

Mameha

[to Sayuri]

: Surely you would like to thank Hatsumomo for her gracious compliments?

Sayuri

There is so much I would like to say to Hatsumomo.

Hatsumomo

Sometimes, the smartest remark is silence.

Sayuri

What better advice to follow than your own?

Mameha

Sayuri...

Hatsumomo

Ah, a maiko. I was one myself, once.

Sayuri

Of course... But it's been such a very long, long...long, long...time. [Everyone laughs]

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Hatsumomo Gong Li More Hatsumomo quotes →

Mameha Michelle Yeoh More Mameha quotes →

Sayuri Zhang Ziyi More Sayuri quotes →

General Kenneth Tsang

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