Quotes by Sherry Turkle

I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. Im a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day.

It is painful to watch children trying to show off for parents who are engrossed in their cell phones. Children are nostalgic for the good old days when parents used to read to them without the cell phone by their side or watch football games or Disney movies without having the BlackBerry handy.

Technology challenges us to assert our human values, which means that first of all, we have to figure out what they are.

There are moments of opportunity for families moments they need to put technology away. These include: no phones or texting during meals. No phones or texting when parents pick up children at school - a child is looking to make eye contact with a parent!

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.

“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.”