A vast percentage of the human race is literally not wired neurologically to get irony. Well more than half of humanity takes life at face value, which is to me terrifying. Douglas Coupland facehalfhuman Change image and share on social
Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in the environment, leaving you with much cleaner air to enjoy. Douglas Coupland airbacteriumbar 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
I keep vampire hours, going to bed at 2 A.M. and waking up at about 10:30-11 A.M. Douglas Coupland bedhourvampire Change image and share on social
The thing about the future is that it never feels the way we thought it would. Douglas Coupland feltfuturething 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
I can't switch time zones any more. London is one of my favourite places, but I'm always so zonked that I can't appreciate it. It's like a six-inch sheet of glass between me and Charing Cross Road. Douglas Coupland charingcrossfavourite Change image and share on social
The capacity for not feeling lonely can carry a very real price, that of feeling nothing at all. Douglas Coupland capacitycarryfelt 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
