It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations. Doug Coupland on knowledge
Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking. Doug Coupland on love
Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long. Doug Coupland on men
People will always choose more money over more sex. Doug Coupland on money
If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope of money at the end of it, it means they really want to be a musician. And if someone is writing now, there is no hope for money at the end of it. Doug Coupland on money
I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize that money has a half-life, like radioactive elements. Doug Coupland on money
Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them. Doug Coupland on music
Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood, bones and hair. Doug Coupland on nature
If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal. Doug Coupland on pet
Forget sex or politics or religion, loneliness is the subject that clears out a room. Doug Coupland on politics
Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure. Doug Coupland on power
Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships. Doug Coupland on relationship
The person who needs the other person the least in a relationship is the stronger member. Doug Coupland on relationship
Forget sex or politics or religion, loneliness is the subject that clears out a room. Doug Coupland on religion
Christmas makes everything twice as sad. Doug Coupland on sad
A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it. Doug Coupland on smile
Technology favors horrible people. Doug Coupland on technology
The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Doug Coupland on time
There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less, and because numbness encourages laziness, you do fewer things, good or bad, and the world's probably a better place for it. Doug Coupland on time
Christmas makes everything twice as sad. Doug Coupland on christmas