I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice. Douglas Coupland advicecareercheese Change image and share on social
Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed. Douglas Coupland makepeoplerelax Change image and share on social
I kind of wonder if creativity is all morphing into one big thing that's not even art, but something universal and bigger. Douglas Coupland artbigcreativity Change image and share on social
The Internet has destroyed irony in the world, or at least wounded it considerably. What are we to do about an invention whose end result is that starving people in China are looking up things on marthastewart.com? Douglas Coupland chinaconsiderablydestroy share on social
Where does personality end and brain damage begin? Douglas Coupland beginbraindamage Change image and share on social
I grew up with three brothers, so nearly everything I had was destroyed or made fun of. Douglas Coupland brotherdestroyfun Change image and share on social
I've always thought that you live in the present, you live in a specific present. You are writing, present tense, so write in the present as it is. Douglas Coupland havelivepresent Change image and share on social
Characters in a book are very much like personalities divvied up within a family. In the end, it all averages out to a sort of overall averageness. Douglas Coupland averageaveragenessbook Change image and share on social
People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own. Douglas Coupland familyforgivehorrify Change image and share on social
Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar. Douglas Coupland dayhumanpercent Change image and share on social
