Eight Million Ways to Happiness Quotes

“I’d dreamed about working abroad. In fact”
― Hiroko Yoda, Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom for Inspiration and Healing from the Heart of Japan

“What lies beyond tolerance? What if you didn’t have to choose a tribe? What if different ways of thinking were worth celebrating? What if we acknowledged that we’re all in this together?”
― Hiroko Yoda, Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom for Inspiration and Healing from the Heart of Japan

“These are hina. They are exquisite figurines clad in kimonos”
― Hiroko Yoda, Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom for Inspiration and Healing from the Heart of Japan

“there’s an old saying in Japan: “born Shinto”
― Hiroko Yoda, Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom for Inspiration and Healing from the Heart of Japan

“Perhaps the single most precious object atop my altar is a carving of Daikokuten”
― Hiroko Yoda, Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom for Inspiration and Healing from the Heart of Japan

“All my friends seemed to have grandparents who cherished them. I didn’t. So I did the next best thing: I imagined them. How they would play with me. How it would feel to hold their hands. Because I’d never met them”
― Hiroko Yoda, Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom for Inspiration and Healing from the Heart of Japan