“I am two people. One goes through the motions, rolling from one thing to the next; the other is withdrawn, watching a… — Doug Cooper Duality Copy Share Image
“All that remains is to forge the #commitment. Regardless of how right everything feels, words never last.” — Doug Cooper Commitment Copy Share Image
“Strangers don't see through the cracks as easily as people who know you.” — Doug Cooper Outside-in Copy Share Image
“Don't let yourself get bored. Exist to question; question your existence.” — Doug Cooper Bored Copy Share Image
“Nothing worse than someone who goes to the dance, is excited to dance, dances all night, and then complains all the next… — Doug Cooper Addiction Copy Share Image
“When compared side by side, my days can barely be distinguished from one another. The only difference is what I do after… — Doug Cooper Boredom Copy Share Image
“True conversation is its own experience, and experience, not words, is the thing that brings people closer.” — Doug Cooper Communication Copy Share Image
“There’s a drive in a lost soul—in one that is searching for acceptance, companionship, belonging, whatever you want to call it. The… — Doug Cooper Acceptance Copy Share Image
“What you see is what you get. The island is imaginative enough. Creativity don’t need to be wasted on naming things.” — Doug Cooper Addiction Copy Share Image
“Maybe winning isn’t everything. One just needs to hedge the bet and minimize the risk.” — Doug Cooper Betting Copy Share Image
“I never get used to the faces--wide-eyed and full of possibility--staring bad at me.” — Doug Cooper Faces Copy Share Image
“To exist here, I’ll have to become skilled in saying no—an art in which I was once well accomplished, but one I… — Doug Cooper Art Copy Share Image
“Time is the only thing that will heal this, and even that will only lessen the grief. There’s nowhere left to run;… — Doug Cooper Grief Copy Share Image
“Now I just accept that we’re born each day and we die each night. In between we live our lives.” — Doug Cooper Born Copy Share Image
“I'm learning quickly, once you quit one thing, it gets easier and easier just to leave situations rather than deal with shit.” — Doug Cooper Identity Copy Share Image
“Questions from earlier circle like buzzards. Am I running away or moving forward?” — Doug Cooper Buzzards Copy Share Image
“Now I feel free, and hope is creeping back. Maybe because I'm paying attention to what I have rather than what's missing.” — Doug Cooper Focus Copy Share Image
“Cause and effect are rarely directly related. Justice has a mind of her own.” — Doug Cooper Cause and effect Copy Share Image
“Satisfaction is a powerful sleep aid, and after the day I had yesterday, how could I not be content? Uncertainty has returned… — Doug Cooper Happiness Copy Share Image
“Variety may be the spice of life, but consistency pays the bills.” — Doug Cooper Consistency Copy Share Image
“The waves splash against my face, carrying a message: Welcome, you belong here.” — Doug Cooper Belonging Copy Share Image
“Just remember, there comes a time when the party isn’t a party anymore; it’s your life.” — Doug Cooper Life Copy Share Image
“On the island, the recipe for an entertaining evening is drink this, smoke that, snort this, eat that. How do you feel?… — Doug Cooper Drink Copy Share Image
“There's nothing like an orgasm to make a person think--and more often than not, to think too much.” — Doug Cooper Identity Copy Share Image
