I should have conceived the idea for 'The Mighty Walzer' earlier. A boy who dreamed of winning fame, fortune, and the adoration of beautiful women as a table-tennis player - shame on me for taking so long to see the mock-heroic possibilities in that.Howard Jacobson
Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives.Douglas Coupland
If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes.Michelangelo
Most time capsules, when they're unearthed, are really awful. There's nothing good in them.Douglas Coupland
I miss the silliness of the Nineties. What would society be like if 9/11 never happened? If that silliness was extended forever?Douglas Coupland
I was so beautiful when I was young. And I took so few photos because I felt so skinny and ugly. I wish I'd just taken a few more shots.Douglas Coupland