Money isn't money anymore. Time doesn't feel like time anymore. Your sense of community, it's evaporated, too, or it's turned into something you visit at 2 A.M. on a website. Douglas Coupland anymorecommunityevaporate Change image and share on social
If you don't change, then what's the point of anything happening to you? Douglas Coupland changehappenpoint Change image and share on social
For whatever reason, I tend to get reporters who are maybe in the middle of intense therapy, and they turn what's supposed to be a professional interview into therapy for themselves. Douglas Coupland intenseinterviewmiddle Change image and share on social
Everyone should have a tailor. David Wilkes, the guy who does my stuff, is like, 'Well you're a writer - do you want a special pen compartment or something?' Bespoke: That's the term you want to get out there. Douglas Coupland bespeakcompartmentdavid share on social
Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is the time when it's seemingly smooth. Douglas Coupland baddecisionlife Change image and share on social
No-tech tourism is a form of temporal eco-tourism in which one reads books or watches film and TV precisely because of the absence of 21st-century technologies. Douglas Coupland 21stabsencebook Change image and share on social
Long lives aren't natural. We forget that senior citizens are as much an invention as toasters or penicillin. Douglas Coupland citizenforgetinvention Change image and share on social
It's weird when people start sentences with 'frankly' - as if their other sentences don't count. Douglas Coupland countfranklypeople Change image and share on social
I miss the reference section at the library. I used to go there twice a week on missions. Now everywhere's a research library and I can't get an elitist kick from it any more. Douglas Coupland elitistkicklibrary Change image and share on social
There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent. Douglas Coupland cryfindlife Change image and share on social