Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Mineko Iwasaki

Born: November 2, 1949 (age 75)
Bio: Mineko Iwasaki also known as Mineko Iwasaki, born Masako Tanaka, is a Japanese businesswoman, author and former geiko. Iwasaki was the most famous geiko in Japan until her sudden publicized retirement at the age of 29.
Known for:
- Geisha: A Life (2002)
- Geisha of Gion (2002)
- Ma vie de geisha (2003)
- Die wahre Geschichte der Geisha (2002)
- Vida De Una Geisha (2005)