And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain ways, they can't ever be fixed, and this is something nobody ever tells you when you are young and it never fails to surprise you as you grow older as you see the people in your life break one by one. You wonder when your turn is going to be, or if it's already happened.
Douglas CouplandQ: If you could be an animal, what kind of animal would you be? A: You already are an animal.
Douglas CouplandBesides, animals donโt even have time. Only humans have time. Itโs what makes us different.
Douglas CouplandAnd then sometimes I think the people to feel saddest for are people who once knew what profoundness was, but who lost or became numb to the sensation of wonder โ people who closed the doors that leads us into the secret world โ or who had the doors closed for them by time and neglect and decisions made in times of weakness.
Douglas Coupland