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Happy. And then I got afraid that it would vanish as quickly as it came. That it was accidental-- that I didn't deserve it. It's like this very, very nice car crash that never ends.

Douglas Coupland

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Douglas Coupland
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: December 30
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