About this quote

Rabelais pushes you to step away from what feels safe and try something unknown. That means picking one concrete action you haven't taken before — book a ticket, enroll in a class, or ask for the role. Expect worry and small setbacks; name them, set a date, and treat the first move like a quick experiment. Tell one person who will check in so the idea actually turns into work.

When to use it

• Before I handed in my resignation to open the bakery, I told my partner, "I go to seek a Great Perhaps," and signed the lease the next week.
• When I applied for a master's program in a country I'd never visited, I whispered Rabelais's line on the plane to calm myself.
• Facing an experimental treatment for my condition, I told my doctor I wanted to 'seek a Great Perhaps' and agreed to the trial under the clear timeline.
• At the starting line of my first ultra-marathon, I remembered that line and chose to run a route I had never raced before.