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Doug Coupland quotes

Canadian Author December 30, 1961

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Their talk was endless, compulsive, and indulgent, sometimes sounding like the remains of the English language after having been hashed over by nuclear war survivors for a few hundred years. Doug Coupland
Truth be told, John said, the one thing in this world I want more than anything else is a great big crowbar, to jimmy myself open and take whatever creature that's sitting inside and shake it clean like a rug and then rinse it in a cold, clear lake like up in Oregon, and then I want to put it under the sun to let it heal and dry and grow and sit and come to consciousness again with a clear and quiet mind. Doug Coupland
Doug Coupland quote: "If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater?"
If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater? Doug Coupland
Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about things. The world was built for about two million people foraging for roots and grubs. Doug Coupland
Doug Coupland quote: "Every single moment is a coincidence."
Every single moment is a coincidence. Doug Coupland
Doug Coupland quote: "If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury..."
If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us. Doug Coupland
...most guys have about 73 calories of shopping energy, and once these calories are gone, they're gone for the day - if not the week - and can't be regenerated simply by having an Orange Julius at the Food Fair. Doug Coupland
I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize that money has a half-life, like radioactive elements. Doug Coupland
Doug Coupland quote: "Q: If you could be an animal, what kind of animal would you..."
Q: If you could be an animal, what kind of animal would you be? A: You already are an animal. Doug Coupland
Doug Coupland quote: "Good-looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things..."
Good-looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things handed to them on platters. Doug Coupland
Doug Coupland quote: "I know it's not cat food, but what exactly is it that they put..."
I know it's not cat food, but what exactly is it that they put inside of tinned ravioli? Doug Coupland
When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture. Doug Coupland
Doug Coupland quote: "I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind..."
I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the 11th never happened. Doug Coupland
Maybe people with weird haircuts are like structures that become interesting only after being wrecked - Florida ranch houses half-fallen into sinkholes; bankrupt malls; civilizations after a nuclear war. I feel a warm tragic glow knowing I may be of interest to the world only once I have been destroyed. Doug Coupland
Doug Coupland quote: "I wondered what it was to pray, because it was something I..."
I wondered what it was to pray, because it was something I have never learned to do, and all I remember is falling. Doug Coupland

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