There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less, and because numbness encourages laziness, you do fewer things, good or bad, and the world's probably a better place for it.

Quote by Doug Coupland

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It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history...

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history...

It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend...

It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend...

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

It's weird when people start sentences with 'frankly' - as if their other sentences don't...

It's weird when people start sentences with 'frankly' - as if their other sentences don't...

Where does personality end and brain damage begin?

Where does personality end and brain damage begin?

You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be...

You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be...

You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are...

You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are...

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.

Life always kills you in the end, but first it prevents you from getting what...

Life always kills you in the end, but first it prevents you from getting what...

When you crop the photo, you tell a lie.

When you crop the photo, you tell a lie.

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine.

Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine.

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

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

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world...

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world...

Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an...

Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an...

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements...

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements...

I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the...

I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the...

Purchased experiences don't count.

Purchased experiences don't count.

Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of...

Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of...

There's a lot to be said for having a small manageable dream.

There's a lot to be said for having a small manageable dream.