My biggest source of inspiration is listening to people's…

A man who listens because he has nothing to say can hardly be a source of inspiration. The only listening that counts is that…

— Agnes Repplier

I'm a really good eavesdropper. I listen to what people say and remember all the buzzwords.

— William Gibson

“To write better dialogue, I turned into an eavesdropper.”

— Ksenia Anske

I sometimes read on the subway, but I'm a hopeless eavesdropper and get easily distracted by strangers' conversations.

— J. Courtney Sullivan

The word 'eavesdropper' originally referred to people who, under the pretence of taking in some fresh air, would stand under the 'eavesdrip' of their…

— Susie Dent

I am an incorrigible eavesdropper, so I am very much influenced by what I hear.

— Laura van den Berg

I'm not usually an eavesdropper,but i dare you to try not listening if you hear your best friend talking about you to an adult.

— Rick Riordan

I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Show me a congenital eavesdropper with the instincts of a Peeping Tom and I will show you the making of a dramatist.

— Kenneth Tynan

“the end of the day we’re all animals. We need to be shown our pee ell a see ee. A little clarity will go…

— Arundhati Roy

I've always been interested in listening to people's stories.

— Jens Lekman

I can speak a little German, a little Spanish, and I was a psych major, so I'm good at listening to people's problems.

— Matt Walsh

Before Hollywood happened to me, I just took a break to think about whether I belong in the industry or whether I should be…

— Claudia Kim

I majored in psychology, and I still love listening to people's problems.

— Gayle King

Sometimes listening itself may not be enough-some people must be prodded if you are to find out what they're thinking.

— Mary Kay Ash