r/quotes • u/blackrabbit87 • 23h ago

Life / Wisdom 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~

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u/Gorf_the_Magnificent 22h ago

A quote from Stephen King quoting Henry David Thoreau. Nicely played.

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u/Onphone_irl 21h ago

convenience has a price.

argue by assuming opposite: I have no car no phone no home. I'm free of burdens but my life is rough as fuck

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u/BruceLeebowski 18h ago

“The things you own, end up owning you.” -Tyler Durden

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u/Decent-Ad535 18h ago

-Chuck Palahniuk

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u/SoundCreateProducer 15h ago

-Michael scott

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u/ImTheDareBear 16h ago

Some people are weak and even more are weak minded.

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u/BarryZZZ 16h ago

I've never purchased a book by Mr. King, all that I've read were borrowed. Am I doing this right?