How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Because I'd set my sights on becoming a geisha only to win the affections of the Chairman, probably I ought to have felt no sense of loss in withdrawing from Gion. (35.6)
At the end of the book, Sayuri needs a new identity, so she makes one in New York as the owner of a teahouse. Sure, she needs help from the Chairman, but it is the first time in her life she has been able to establish her own identity, instead of having someone else do it for her.