Books arrive in my head all at once, and then it becomes an 18-month process of getting it all down on paper.Douglas Coupland
The things worth writing about, and the things worth reading about, are the things that feel almost beyond description at the start and are, because of that, frightening.Douglas Coupland
I'm not patient - and I'm getting more impatient as I get older - but I am disciplined about writing, and I want that on my tombstone: 'He wasn't patient, but he was disciplined.'Douglas Coupland
I've become a day writer: most people start as night writers, and I used to be, but something happened to my endocrine system. I do miss the 3 A.M. writing jags.Douglas Coupland
