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“Fear of failure: What if your Ikigai leaves you broke, without a roof over your head, and unable to make the payments on your Mercedes? Your Ikigai will make you happier and more fulfilled. Failure will lose its power. You’ll be fine. Fear of success: What will life look like when your Ikigai is fully realized? Will you be unrecognizable? Your Ikigai will bring you more joy than you can ever imagine. Success will bring you to yourself. You’ll be fine. Fear of what others will think: It’s your life. No one else gets a say. Happiness is a one-person job. You’ll be fine. Fear of discomfort: When you start to learn more about your Ikigai, you might have the occasional moment of discomfort. You’ll learn stuff about yourself that might be uncomfortable. Remain calm. All discomfort is temporary. You’ve flown in economy on a long-haul flight before, haven’t you? It will soon be over. You’ll be fine. There’s only one fear that carries water in your quest for Ikigai. The fear of not finding it. You’ll figure it out. It’s already there. You just have to uncover it. Keep looking. Besides, it’s fun to keep looking! You’ll be fine.”
― Tim Tamashiro, How to Ikigai: Lessons for Finding Happiness and Living Your Life's Purpose

“interests included English mastiffs, baking, and detective novels.”
― Valerie Burns, Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder

“Let serendipity be your copilot.”
― Tim Tamashiro, How to Ikigai: Lessons for Finding Happiness and Living Your Life's Purpose

“Rich people, thought Judy—she thought this then, and she thinks it now—generally become most enraged when they sense they’re about to be held accountable for their wrongs.”
― Liz Moore, The God of the Woods