What surprises me about humanity is that in the end such a narrow range of plights defines our moral lives.
Douglas CouplandAfter my brush with the suicidal impulse, I listen with new ears to others when they speak on the subject. I think there are people who were born with that little door open, and they have to go through life knowing that they might jump through it at any moment.
Douglas CouplandRemember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.
Douglas CouplandIn periods of rapid personal change, we pass through life as though we are spellcast. We speak in sentences that end before finishing. We sleep heavily because we need to ask so many questions as we dream alone. We bump into others and feel bashful at recognizing souls so similar to ourselves.
Douglas Coupland