A woman in her late sixties described her new i Phone: "it's like having a little time square in my pocketbook. All lights. All the people I could meet.

Sherry Turkle
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  2. My head’ll explode if I continue with this escapism. - Jess C. Scott
  3. Maybe you could be mine / or maybe we’ll be entwined / aimless in this sexless foreplay. - Jess C. Scott
  4. I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do – to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited... - Jess C. Scott
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More Quotes By Sherry Turkle
  1. The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy.
  2. Because you can text while doing something else, texting does not seem to take time but to give you time. This is more than welcome; it is magical.
  3. A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments.
  4. To understand desire, one needs language and flesh.
  5. Discovering an inner history requires listening — and often not to the first story told.
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