Douglas Coupland

"The opposite of loneliness is not togetherness, it's purpose."

"If you don't love what you're doing, it shows."

"The only way to succeed is to fail."

"Memory is a beautiful thing but also a prison."

"What we want is to be remembered."

"The future is not predetermined; it's something we create."

"Boredom is the biggest killer of human potential."

"Style is not something that exists in dresses only. Style is something that exists in cars."

"We're all trying to find meaning in a meaningless world."

"The worst thing about being successful is that you have to keep succeeding."

"People need narratives to survive."

"Adversity is the only true teacher."

"We are living in a time of profound spiritual hunger."

"The best ideas come from conversation."

"Your identity is not your appearance, your job, or your possessions."

"The future belongs to those who can imagine it."

"We're all just trying to leave a mark on the world."

"Kindness is the only currency that matters in the end."

"The most honest moments are the most unexpected ones."

"We are all living in denial about something."

"The human need for connection is stronger than any technology."

"Life is a series of choices that make you who you are."

"We're all haunted by the lives we didn't live."

"True courage is admitting you don't know."

"The future is written in the present."

"Beauty is nature's way of screening out that which is not yet alive."

"We live in an age of infinite choice and infinite paralysis."

"The only real wealth is good health and good relationships."

"There's something romantic about failure if you survive it."

"The future is the only place where it all makes sense."