Douglas Coupland Quotes

Rick feels almost the way he used to halfway through his third drink, his favorite moment, the way he wishes all moments in life could feel: heightened with the sense that anything could happen at any moment--that being alive is important, because just when you least expect it, you might receive exactly what you least expect.

And his computer's spell-check always forces him to capitalize the word "Internet". Come on; World War Two earned it's capitalization. The Internet just sucks human beings away from reality.

Nostalgia for the 20th century brain helps nobody.

The sixties are like a theme park to them. They wear the costume, buy their tickets, and they have the experience.

«…you’re too old not to have had, how shall I say, certain experiences. You’ve had bad internet dates. You’ve had people be creeps to you. You’ve seen what you’ve seen; you’ve felt what you’ve felt. Ideology is for people who don’t trust their own experiences and perceptions of the world»«I feel like I am going mad»«Madness is actually quite rare in individuals. It’s groups of people who go mad. Countries, cults ... religions»

I think that emotions affect you as much as x-rays and vitamins and car crashes.

People who advocate simplicity have money in the bank; the money came first, not the simplicity.

It is indeed a mistake to confuse children with angels