What You Are Looking For Is in the Library: A Novel

“Now I actually have a life. A decent life. I eat properly, sleep, and enjoy reading books and magazines because I don’t have to think about them from a work point of view. I’m fit, healthy, and every day is a new beginning.”

I just want to hide. Looking down, I say to Mrs. Numauchi, “I have a lot to learn.” She shakes her head. “At first, I knew nothing, but stick with it and you’ll learn along the way. That’s all that’s needed.”

It’s amazing the power stories can have.

had no time to eat and my health was shit. I used to rely on nutrition drinks and supplements. Then one day I was looking at them lying all around my desk when I suddenly thought—what am I working for?” He tosses the last of the rice ball into his mouth. “I was working in order to eat, but I never had time to eat because of work—that seemed crazy.”

“Only ever a dream...” She tilts her head to one side inquiringly. “Is that what you think? That it will only ever be a dream? As long as you continue to say the words ‘one day,’ the dream is not over. Maybe it will simply remain a beautiful dream. It may never come true. But that is one way to live, in my opinion. The days go by more happily when

Peter F. Drucker that are in essence about being

So there I am, the budding career woman and local girl made good, crying and shaking with anger. This is not how I ever want Saya to see me.

“Everybody is connected. And any one of their connections could be the start of a network that branches in many directions. If you wait for the right time to make connections, it might never happen, but if you show your face around, talk to people and see enough to give you the confidence that things could work out, then ‘one day’ might turn into ‘

“Well, I mean... Anybody can do it. It’s not like it was my dream job or anything I desperately wanted to do. I just kind of fell into it. But I live on my own, so I have to work to support myself.” “You managed to find employment, you go to work every day and you can feed yourself. That’s a fine achievement.” Nobody’s ever summed up my life in thi