Our achievements may make us interesting, Tyler, but our darkness makes us lovable.
Douglas CouplandPeople are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own.
Douglas CouplandAt least there's nothing scary about him and hopefully he doesn't see anything scary in me. We go way back, to summer camp. We KNOW each other. People I don't know just make me want to say YIKES! I'll take history over mystery any day of the week.
Douglas CouplandGive parents the tiniest of confidences and they'll use them as crowbars to jimmy you open and rearrange your life with no perspective.
Douglas Coupland