How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"I see angles in your face I've never seen before," [Nobu] said to me. "Don't tell me you're going hungry like everyone else. I'd never expected such a thing of you." (28.53)
Here is the quote about Sayuri's appearance changing during the war. Count on Nobu to point it out in the most callous way. But it also shows that by the time Sayuri is a mature geisha (in her twenties) her reputation is solidifying. A younger geisha would have a much harder time getting work if her looks faded like this.