Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that, it's a pure state of being.
Douglas CouplandWe barely have enough time to figure out who we are and then we become bitter and isolated as we age.
Douglas CouplandA 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.
Douglas CouplandSometimes I think the people to feel the saddest for are people who are unable to connect with the profoundโpeople such as my boring brother-in-law, a hearty type so concerned with normality and fitting in that he eliminates any possibility of uniqueness for himself and his own personality. I wonder if some day, when he is older, he will wake up and the deeper part of him will realize that he has never allowed himself to truly exist, and he will cry with regret and shame and grief.
Douglas Coupland