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> [The Internet lets thousands of total strangers collaborate to produce a truly hivelike result.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-thompson/the-internet-lets-thousands-of-total-strangers-collaborate-to-produce/)

[Clive Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-thompson/)

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> [With total strangers, it had always been my policy to expect the worst. Usually they-and those that you knew best, for that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/with-total-strangers-it-had-always-been-my-policy-to-expect-the-worst/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/sarah-dessen-110_disappoint_with-total-strangers-it-had-always-been_1004417.png)

> [“Greatest among us are those who can deploy “my friend” to total strangers in a way that is not hollow, but somehow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-sloan/greatest-among-us-are-those-who-can-deploy-my-friend-to-total/)

[Robin Sloan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-sloan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e5/robin-sloan-1513_first-contact_greatest-among-us-are-those-who-can-depl_1526815.jpg)

> [“Why was he acting like we were total strangers? I wanted to strangle and kiss the hell out of him and jump…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-shen/why-was-he-acting-like-we-were-total-strangers-i-wanted-to-strangle/)

[L.J. Shen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-j-shen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35f/l-j-shen-1983_quote_why-was-he-acting-like-we-were-total-str_1831413.jpg)

> [I find it utterly bizarre that total strangers write about your life in a completely fictional manner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helena-christensen/i-find-it-utterly-bizarre-that-total-strangers-write-about-your-life/)

[Helena Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helena-christensen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/helena-christensen-13729_bizarre_i-find-it-utterly-bizarre-that-total-str_3035507.jpg)

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