Royalty is either going to do very well with cloning, or it's going to disappear completely. Douglas Coupland cloncompletelydisappear Change image and share on social
Your brain forms roughly 10,000 new cells every day, but unless they hook up to preexisting cells with strong memories, they die. Serves them right. Douglas Coupland 000braincell Change image and share on social
I think that to acknowledge a new generation is to acknowledge some degree of obsolescence in yourself, and that is very hard to do and often comes with undeniable anger. Douglas Coupland acknowledgeangerdegree Change image and share on social
You can get a subjective and highly factual dossier on most anyone in the public realm almost instantly. It's why publishers don't worry about author photos any more; people just Google a person and get on with things. Douglas Coupland authordossyfactual share on social
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 broughamcarclaret Change image and share on social
Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world is as amoral as you are. Douglas Coupland abilityamoralbad Change image and share on social
Writing is largely about time, while visual art is largely about space. Douglas Coupland artlargelyspace Change image and share on social
If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope of money at the end of it, it means they really want to be a musician. And if someone is writing now, there is no hope for money at the end of it. Douglas Coupland decideendhope share on social
Art was always my main focus; I fell into writing by accident in the 1980s, writing magazine articles to pay for my studio. I have to put myself into the position of writing; sometimes it doesn't work, and sometimes it works great. Douglas Coupland 1980saccidentart share on social
Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive. Douglas Coupland arriveexpecthappiness Change image and share on social
