I never seek to defeat the man I am fighting, " he explained. "I seek to defeat his confidence. A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. Two men are equals - true equals - only when they both have equal confidence.

He currently lives in Brookline Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University and received a degree in art history specializing in Japanese art. The lawsuit was settled out of court in February 2003.

Arthur Golden (born December 6 1956) is an American writer. He is the author of the bestselling novel Memoirs of a Geisha (1997).