Douglas Coupland Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Douglas Coupland quotes, Douglas Coupland sayings, and Douglas Coupland proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony. Douglas Coupland
Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is a place where one goes if one no longer wished to be found. Douglas Coupland
Look, Neal, Hawaii is not some magical pixie wonderland; it's an American state populated by atomic weapons, a remnant native population and people too stupid to spell their way out of a paper bag. Most of them came here to escape pathetic lives in the forty nine other states, so in some sense, Hawaii is a scenic cul-de-sac filled with people who want to drink themselves to death without feeling judged. Douglas Coupland
I don't deserve a soul, yet I still have one. I know because it hurts. Douglas Coupland
Sometimes it feels as if everything in life is just something we haul to the grave. Douglas Coupland
Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain. Douglas Coupland
Make your goals big and broad enough so that they never become answered prayers and boomerang to curse you. Douglas Coupland
Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony. Douglas Coupland
Every single moment is a coincidence. Douglas Coupland
If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. Douglas Coupland
Sometimes you can't realize you're in a bad mood until another person enters your orbit. Douglas Coupland
Aliens didn't come down to Earth and give us technology. We invented it ourselves. Therefore it can never be alienating; it can only be an expression of our humanity. Douglas Coupland
If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure. Douglas Coupland
If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure. Douglas Coupland
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
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
A ring is a halo on your finger. Douglas Coupland
Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine. Douglas Coupland
There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent. Douglas Coupland
Nobody cares about worthiness. People care about what is real inside of you. Douglas Coupland
Adventure without risk is Disneyland. Douglas Coupland
Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time. Douglas Coupland
Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle a structureless life. Douglas Coupland
I have trouble with seafood because it tastes like a dock. Douglas Coupland
Blame is just a lazy person’s way of making sense of chaos. Douglas Coupland
Make your goals big and broad enough so that they never become answered prayers and boomerang to curse you. Douglas Coupland
With the first drink comes the truth, with the second drink comes wishful thinking, and with the third drink come the lies Douglas Coupland
New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108. Douglas Coupland
The sixties are like a theme park to them. They wear the costume, buy their tickets, and they have the experience. Douglas Coupland
Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking. Douglas Coupland