The capacity for not feeling lonely can carry a very real price, that of feeling nothing at all.

Quote by Doug Coupland

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There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that...

There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that...

Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end...

Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end...

Purchased experiences don't count.

Purchased experiences don't count.

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

What exactly is it that humans do that is specifically human? There has to be...

What exactly is it that humans do that is specifically human? There has to be...

Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life.

Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life.

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

Good-looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things handed to them on platters.

Good-looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things handed to them on platters.

Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by...

Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by...

If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope...

If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope...

Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.

Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.

I like doing radio because it's so intimate. The moment people hear your voice, you're...

I like doing radio because it's so intimate. The moment people hear your voice, you're...

Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books...

Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books...

We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

Nothing very very good and nothing very very bad ever lasts for very very long.

Nothing very very good and nothing very very bad ever lasts for very very long.

Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without.

Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without.

A ring is a halo on your finger.

A ring is a halo on your finger.

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that,...

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that,...

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state...

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state...

Every single moment is a coincidence.

Every single moment is a coincidence.