You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be bringing about by yourself. Douglas Coupland bringfatelife Change image and share on social
Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you. Douglas Coupland disguisefailureopportunity Change image and share on social
I'm suspicious of places that look decorated. I can understand why people do it, but you see too many cushions or a piece of fabric hanging and it's, like, 'Ugh!' A good house with good art will always work, no matter what. Douglas Coupland artcushiondecorate share on social
I've had maybe 20 jobs, big and small, and I've never hated any of them. At the same time, the moment the learning curve flattened, I was out of there. Douglas Coupland bigcurveflatten Change image and share on social
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 artbasicallyblow share on social
Feeling unique is no indication of uniqueness. Douglas Coupland feltindicationunique Change image and share on social
A man in a bookstore buys a book on loneliness and every woman in the store hits on him. A woman buys a book on loneliness and the store clears out. Douglas Coupland bookbookstorebuy Change image and share on social
I love working out how things are made, which is why I have so many models of towers. Douglas Coupland lovemakemodel Change image and share on social
The whole point of Gen X was, and continues to be, a negation of being forced into Baby Boomerdom against one's will. Douglas Coupland babyboomerdomcontinue Change image and share on social
Cellphones have, if nothing else, turned TV crime writers into lazy sloths. Douglas Coupland cellphonecrimelazy Change image and share on social