Douglas Coupland

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent.

Your body isn't just a body. It's an ecosystem.

I'm thankful I don't have parents that I feel I need to get their attention. They've always been there for me.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That's when the sparkle started for me.