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“Some are condemned to remain mere “clock and smart phone watchers��, inasmuch as they are not able to read and interpret the lines of their life or don't even treasure the enchantment of daily captivating moments. If we are not prepared to give some personal time to social time, we walk like blind men through gloomy alleys of our existence. ( " Please. Just a bit of a chat " )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“A smartphone allows you to choose your own adventure. So be a hero, not a villain. Don’t be your own worst enemy. No wasting time�� No training your brain not to remember things, losing the skills necessary to read a fucking map�� No trolling. Don’t make snarky remarks on comment threads or internet forums or social media. Just do good. Help others. If you’re out in the world and bored, which you shouldn’t be anyway, but still, if you feel like you need to get on your phone, be useful. Answer questions, offer advice. Look only for question marks when you scroll through your Facebook news feed. Log on to Reddit and comment on something you have firsthand knowledge of and real insight about. Give far more than you take. Never text and walk. And stop googling things as you think of them. Instead, write it down and look it up later. If you can’t remember to do this, then you didn’t deserve to know the answer. This will keep your mind active, agile; clear to really think. It will keep you sharp. Using the internet for information or socialization should be an activity, something you sit down for—it should not be used while out and about. You should not refuse the beauty of what’s in front of you for mere pixels of red, green, blue on a 3.5-inch screen. Otherwise, you’ll lose yourself. An abyss of ones and zeros will swallow you whole. Don’t be a dumb motherfucker with a smartass phone.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“When he’s staring into a screen, he’s staring into the abyss. That void of his own making. Of course the abyss would stare back at you.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“I love these smarty pants phones. I’m sending out an SOS on Facebook for a secret meeting later this evening at the center. You’ll have to bake me cookies since we’re fighting for your cause.”
― Anne R. Tan, Raining Men and Corpses

“Smart is not just a word; it's an attitude.”
― Ogwo David Emenike

“Do not allow your smart phone to control your day.”
― Steven Magee

“No distraction, just work; proper use: respect for the tool.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“As he walked away, he had one question in his head. How was it possible, in the age of global communication, when all cultural, linguistic, geographical, and economic borders had been erased from the face of the earth, that this vast new realm had only created a multitude of loners, infinite numbers of lonely people in communication with one another, yes, but still in a state of utter solitude?”
― Andrea Camilleri

“My smart phone lives on my schedule.”
― Steven Magee

“I do not let my smart phone rule my life with notifications and noises.”
― Steven Magee

“My smart phone is set up to be a not so smart phone.”
― Steven Magee

“When home, I use my smart phone the same way I use a traditional corded home telephone and answering machine.”
― Steven Magee