“The things you used to own, now they own you.”

“Then you're trapped on your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.”

“If you really want to know what's happening here and now, you've got to use your own eyes and your own judgment.”

“The more things you own, the more they own you.”

“If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.”

“You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.”