Shailaja

“Henry Thoreau said that we don’t own things; things own us. Every new object—whether it’s a home, a car, a television, or a fancy phone like that one—is something more we must carry on our backs.”
― Stephen King, If It Bleeds

“what you pay attention to will define, for you, what reality is.”
― Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It

“Has social media made us socially obese—gorged on constant connection but never properly nourished?”
― Michael Harris, Solitude: In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World

“One of life's challenging realizations is that sometimes you outgrow your friends.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience