233 Quotes by Sherry Turkle

When young people are insecure, they find ways to manufacture love tests – personal metrics to reassure themselves.

Children make theories when they are confused or anxious.

The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy.

In games, he feels that he is "creating something new." But this is creation where someone has already been. It is not creation but the FEELING of creation. These are feelings of accomplishment on a time scale and with a certainty that the real world cannot provide.

For him, mastery of the game world is a source of joy.

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.

The journal is written to everyone and thus to no one.

When you depend on the computer to remember your past, you focused on whatever past is kept on the computer.

Connectivity becomes a craving.