Ashley Nicole Coleman
Throwing a little more paint on the canvas of life
Memoirs of a Geisha quotes
"At the temple, there is a poem called 'Loss', carved into the stone. It has three words...but the poet has scratched them out. You cannot read 'Loss'... Only feel it." --Chiyo
"Geisha are not courtesans, and we're not wives. We sell our skills, not our bodies. We create another secret world, a place only of beauty. The very word 'geisha' means artist, and to be a geisha is to be judged as a moving work of art." --Mameha
Firefly quotes
"Pain is scary." --Jayne
"You can't open the book of my life and jump in the middle. Like woman, I am a mystery." --Malcolm
"This is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... This Land." --Wash
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til you understand who's in ruttin' command here!" --Jayne
"Dear Diary: Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy. [flips page] Today we were kidnapped by hill folk, never to be seen again. It was the best day ever." --Jayne
Artwork by Ashley Nicole
Acrylic paintings, watercolor paintings, pencil sketches, how-to articles, and everything to do with fine art.
Poetry by Ashley Nicole
Original poetry by Ashley Nicole Coleman. Copyright protected. All rights reserved.
Favorite Quotes
"The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman."
--Mexican proverb
"Other things may change us, but we start and end with family."
--Anthony Brandt
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe."
--Friedrich Nietzsche