“People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. ...” — Douglas Coupland Quote

“People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own.”

“Books arrive in my head all at once, and then it becomes an 18-month process of getting it all down on paper.”

“I connect fashion to other peoples' elegance, but not my own. I don't think I've ever felt elegant. I've felt appropriate, but never elegant, and I wonder what that must be like. I like it when other people are elegant - I prefer it - but I can't do it myself. I honestly think it's some form of autistic disorder.”

“I'm the shyest megalomaniac you're ever likely to meet.”

“What's the funniest play ever written? I used to think it was 'Noises Off,' but now that I've seen 'The Liar,' I'm not so sure.”

“Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.”