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Douglas Coupland

Douglas Coupland

Canadian Author

Born: Dec 30, 1961

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I was always the youngest person in class, skinny, scrawny, no good at sports. I asserted myself by being smart. But then I got to college and started to get C's and D's. That was fantastic. I no longer had to be the smartest person in the room. Douglas Coupland

If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us. Douglas Coupland

Subconscious Down Our Attractive Within Bury Us Deep

Self-delusion is one of the funniest things there is. Douglas Coupland

Self-Delusion Things Funniest

Gap clothing allows you to look like you're from nowhere and anywhere. Douglas Coupland

You Like Look Clothing Anywhere Gap Nowhere

The universe hands you opportunities for a while, and if you don't take them, the universe says to itself, 'Oh I see, this person doesn't like opportunities' and stops giving them to you. Douglas Coupland

You Opportunities Giving Universe Says I See See Take Like Itself Person Hands Oh Stops While Them

I have to say, 'Pod' was a bon-bon, a treat to myself. A treat to write: a happy, pleasurable write. Douglas Coupland

Myself Happy Treat Pleasurable Say Write

I'm a visual thinker. Research tells us that only 20 per cent of people think visually. So what about the other 80 per cent? Don't they think in pictures? I mean if you imagine washing and preparing potatoes you visualise the process, right? Douglas Coupland

In my mind, I've always checked out in 2037; that's always been my expiration date. I'll be 75. Douglas Coupland

Mind Out Date Checked Always Been

Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation. Douglas Coupland

Desperation Tickets Lottery

A ring is a halo on your finger. Douglas Coupland

Ring Finger Halo Your

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

Time Me Favourite London Cross More Road Glass Between Like Sheet Always Any Places Switch Zone Appreciate

We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid. Douglas Coupland

Our About Shared Instead Know Talk Because Around Subjects Families Precisely Experiences Which Avoid Many Need

As a form of escapism, yearning for the 20th century is understandable, but in practice it would be horrible - sort of like going on a holiday promising yourself you could go without the Internet, only to crumble and walk in a daze to the local Internet cafe to gorge on connectivity. Douglas Coupland

You Yourself Cafe Walk Internet Practice Local Promising Would Would-Be Horrible Only Could Crumble Like 20th Century Sort Without Understandable Go Yearning Escapism Going Form Holiday Century

Fate is for losers. Douglas Coupland

Fate Losers

You can get a subjective and highly factual dossier on most anyone in the public realm almost instantly. It's why publishers don't worry about author photos any more; people just Google a person and get on with things. Douglas Coupland

You People Google Worry Photos About More More People Factual Instantly Almost Highly Most Subjective Author Person Get Any Just Anyone Public Realm Why Publishers Things

Adventure without risk is Disneyland. Douglas Coupland

Risk Adventure Without Disneyland

Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky. Douglas Coupland

Clown Eye Eye Contact Dressed Risky Adult Contact Making While

Any passion to collect has some meaning behind it. Douglas Coupland

Passion Collect Some Any Behind Meaning

If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater? Douglas Coupland

You Tree Hater Then

We were never supposed to live until 40. We were built to self-destruct at 30, whether from cancer or mental illness. We're all going way beyond our expiration date. Douglas Coupland

Age Cancer Live Our Way Mental Mental Illness Date Never Supposed Beyond Until Built Were Going Whether Illness

In the future, IKEA will become an ever more spiritual sanctuary. In the future, your dream life will increasingly look like Google street view. Everyone will be feeling the same way as you, and there's some comfort to be found there. Douglas Coupland

Life Future Spiritual You Will Feeling Google Become Increasingly Everyone Way Dream Dream Life Some More Like Look Comfort Same Sanctuary View Your Your Dream Found Ever Street

In our heads we're all about 33 years old. Douglas Coupland

Old Our About Heads Years

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