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"We are at the vanguard of adolescent protraction."
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Douglas Coupland"Scrape. Feel. Dig. Believe. Ask."
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist, designer and visual artist. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularized the terms Generation X and McJob. He has published 13 novels, two collections of short stories, seven non-fiction books and a number of dramatic works and screenplays for film and television. He is a columnist for the Fi
"We are at the vanguard of adolescent protraction."
"Consensus Terrorism: The process that decides in-office attitudes and behavior."
"I have this feeling watching Jasmine - that as you grow older, it becomes harder to feel 100 percent happy; you learn all the things that can go wrong; you become superstitious about tempting fate, about bringing disaster upon your life by accidentally feeling too good one day."
"When you grow older a dreadful, horrible sensation will come over you. Its called loneliness, and you think you know what it is now, but you dont. Here is a list of the symptoms, and dont worry - loneliness is the most universal sensation on the planet. Just remember one fact - loneliness will pass. You will survive and you will be a better human for it."
"Preemptive boringness. Being one-dimensional is the most satisfying method of coping with out-of-control people - with any situation thats out of control … Dont let people know the ideas you love, the games youve played, the places youve visited in your mind. Keep your treasure to yourself."
"Technology does not always equal progress."