“People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of 'Wired' ...” — Sherry Turkle Quote

“People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of 'Wired' magazine. Then things began to change. In the early '80s, we met this technology and became smitten like young lovers. But today our attachment is unhealthy.”

“We think constant connection will make us feel less lonely. The opposite is true.”

“My highest value is not that the trains are on time. I want to be free.”

“Japanese people can feel some attachment in what they are making, whether it is a car or a TV or a computer.”

“I lived the life of Londoners - and thence comes my immense gratitude and my deep attachment with the British people. I do not think there has ever been a people in the world who displayed a heroism as discreet, as mundane and as universal.”

“I couldn't give away my husband's shoes. I could give away other things, but the shoes - I don't know what it was about the shoes, but a lot of people have mentioned to me that shoes took on more meaning than we generally think they do... their attachment to the ground, I don't know - but that did have a real resonance for me.”