I thought it would be such a sick joke to have to remain to be alive for decades and not believe in or feel anything.
Douglas CouplandAfter you're dead and buried and floating around whatever place we go to, what's going to be your best memory of Earth? What one moment for you defines what it's like to be alive on this planet? What's your takeaway? Fake yuppie experiences that you had to spend money on, like white water rafting or elephant rides in Thailand don't count. I want to hear some small moment from your life that proves you're really alive.
Douglas CouplandSAFETY NET-ISM: The belief that there will always be a financial and emotional safety net to buffer life's hurts. Usually parents.
Douglas CouplandWith the first drink comes the truth, with the second drink comes wishful thinking, and with the third drink come the lies.
Douglas CouplandRemember how, back in 1990, if you used a cellphone in public you looked like a total asshole? We're all assholes now.
Douglas CouplandI am going to give you a piece of advice... advice I wish I'd been told in guidance class back in high school, in between the don't-do-acid and don't-drink-and-drive films. I wish our counselors had told us, 'When you grow older a dreadful, horrible sensation will come over you. It's called loneliness, and you think you know what it is now, but you don't. Here is the list of the symptoms, and don't worryโloneliness is the most universal sensation on the planet. Just remember one factโloneliness will pass. You will survive and you will be a better human for it.
Douglas Coupland