Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood, bones and hair. Douglas Coupland bigbloodbone Change image and share on social
The thing with bookshelves, no matter how many you have, you always fill them. Douglas Coupland bookshelffillmatter Change image and share on social
You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal. Douglas Coupland arousalcompetencecreativity Change image and share on social
Storytelling is ultimately a creative act of pattern recognition. Through characters, plot and setting, a writer creates places where previously invisible truths become visible. Or the storyteller posits a series of dots that the reader can connect. Douglas Coupland actcharacterconnect share on social
It's a cliche, but true, that writing is intensely solitary and at times really lonely. I sit in one room and talk to squirrels and blue jays all day. Douglas Coupland blueclicheday Change image and share on social
The things worth writing about, and the things worth reading about, are the things that feel almost beyond description at the start and are, because of that, frightening. Douglas Coupland descriptionfeelfrighten Change image and share on social
If your life had lyrics, would they be any good? Douglas Coupland goodlifelyric Change image and share on social
Everyone wants to share what he or she has learned with someone who really cares. Douglas Coupland carelearnshare Change image and share on social
I'm a pretty good drawer. I have trouble painting because you literally have to wait for the paint to dry. I'm disciplined, but I'm not patient. Douglas Coupland disciplinedrawergood Change image and 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
