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" Every single moment is a coincidence. "

Douglas Coupland

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" My own experience with being interviewed is mixed. I suppose they're a part of my job, and as I would like readers to connect with my books, I do them. I've also made many lifelong friends whom I first encountered as interviewers - as a writer, they're a terrific way to meet and add smart new people to one's life. "

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" If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us. "

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" Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young. They sear you. They sear you; they do. "

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" We were never supposed to live until 40. We were built to self-destruct at 30, whether from cancer or mental illness. We're all going way beyond our expiration date. "

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" Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed. "

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" I've always felt like an alien trapped in a human form. We all do at some time or other; for me it's a permanent state, and I'm still unsure if Earth is a penance or a reward. "

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" My question about luging is, How do you get into the luge community to begin with? Is it one day like, 'Mom, Dad, I really want to luge.' And your parents are like: 'O.K., I'll quit my job. We'll move to an Alpine community.' "

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" You can only fall in love six times in your life. Choose wisely. "

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" The way we experience history and time in all its forms shifted quite massively between 1989 and 2001 - to the point where contrivances like decades are now kind of silly. "

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" Time perception is very much about how you sequence your activities, how many activities you layer overtop of others, and the types of gaps, if any, you leave in between activities. "

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" It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations. "

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" You spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young. "

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