The capacity for not feeling lonely can carry a very real price, that of feeling nothing at all. Douglas Coupland Alone
Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that, it's a pure state of being. Douglas Coupland Failure
Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them. Douglas Coupland Failure
If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure. Douglas Coupland Failure
To have a healthy culture, you have to have stable health care financing and stable arts financing and stable sports financing, and if you don't have that, your culture becomes a parking lot. Douglas Coupland Sports
I decided at 40 I was wasting entire chunks of my brain and didn't want to blow my one chance on Earth. I'm glad I made that decision. Writing is largely about time, while visual art is largely about space. Sometimes, as with film, you can hybridize, but I think it's basically the space part of my brain wanting equal footing with the time part. Douglas Coupland Space
It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations. Douglas Coupland Family
We were never supposed to live until 40. We were built to self-destruct at 30, whether from cancer or mental illness. We're all going way beyond our expiration date. Douglas Coupland Age
If God drives a car, He'd drive a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sedan with a claret-colored vinyl roof, with oxblood leather upholstery and an opera window. Douglas Coupland Car
A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it. Douglas Coupland Smile
I decided at 40 I was wasting entire chunks of my brain and didn't want to blow my one chance on Earth. I'm glad I made that decision. Writing is largely about time, while visual art is largely about space. Sometimes, as with film, you can hybridize, but I think it's basically the space part of my brain wanting equal footing with the time part. Douglas Coupland Chance
When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture. Douglas Coupland Future
People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own. Douglas Coupland Family
Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car. Douglas Coupland Car
It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations. Douglas Coupland Knowledge