Douglas Coupland

Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict? ”

I began doing writing projects and art and design projects to explore a new way of seeing Canada. Roots is one more way of continuing this exploration. I want to present a wide-open Canadian sense of color, adventure, communication and openness that defines our country. ”

Adventure without risk is Disneyland. ”

Your brain forms roughly 10,000 new cells every day, but unless they hook up to preexisting cells with strong memories, they die. Serves them right. ”

I like being surrounded by good ideas. Every single time you walk past something you like, you get a blast of happy chemicals to the brain, and I like that. ”

A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it. ”

It also allows you to look as though you're not particularly from the present, future or past, either. ”

Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives. ”

Money is more than a massively consensual IOU note. It is a piece of infrastructure and is as artificial as Interstate 5, NutraSweet or season three of 'Mad Men.' ”

The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top, it's the ones who aim for two notches below the top. ”