How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I wasn't born and raised to be a Kyoto geisha. (1.2)
But sometimes fate takes control. A later quote will recall this quote, one of the earliest memorable ones in the book.
Quote #2
Something happened to me—one of those trivial things with huge consequences, like losing your step and falling in front of a train. (1.42)
Chiyo/Sayuri often sees an element of luck in her fate, and very little free will. She doesn't ever think, "If only I had done something differently" because even though her falling over on this day was a trivial thing, it was her fate to do so.