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We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid.
Douglas Coupland
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Douglas Coupland
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: December 30
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Douglas Campbell Coupland
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I saw doves and I thought they were rocks, but they were asleep. My breath made them stir, and they rocks took flight, the earth exploding... and my only thought was that I wanted you to see them, too.
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The world is a glorious place, and filled with so many unexpected moments that I'd get lumps in my throat, as though I were watching a bride walk down the aisle - moments as eternal and full of love as the lifting of veils, the saying of vows and the moment of the first wedded kiss.
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Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put it in a list. Don't even say the words.
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Later, I would learn that coincidences are the most planned things in the world. Later, I would learn that every single moment is a coincidence.
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