What he needed was to find fifty more people like him, who had stopped being themselves without realizing it.
Jennifer EganEverybody sounds stoned, because they're e-mailing people the whole time they're talking to you.
Jennifer EganNow that Scotty has entered the realm of myth, everyone wants to own him. And maybe they should. Doesn't a myth belong to everyone?
Jennifer EganIโm like America โ he said. Stephanie swung around to look at him unnerved. โWhat are you talking about โ she said. โAre you off your meds โ โOur hands are dirty โ Jules said.
Jennifer EganTechnology makes everyone feel old. A laptop is old after two years. Someone always has something newer. Everyone seems to feel obsolete now, even the young.
Jennifer EganThey resumed walking. Alex felt an ache in his eyes and throat. "I don't know what happened to me," he said, shaking his head. "I honestly don't." Bennie glanced at him, a middle-aged man with chaotic silver hair and thoughtful eyes. "You grew up, Alex," he said, "just like the rest of us.
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