Were you eavesdropping?” “Hell, yeah. Spying too!

“Nobody in the government is talking. It’s a case of national security.” “Of course. The national security of spying on U.S. citizens.”

— Kenneth Eade

“Eavesdropping, Mother?' Ramses inquired. 'It is a shameful habit, but cursed useful,' I said, quoting something he had once said, and was rewarded by…

— Elizabeth Peters

“Oh, that? I never thought it was eavesdropping, Aslan. Wasn't it magic?" "Spying on people by magic is the same as spying on them…

— C. S. Lewis

“Roosevelt fought hard for the United States to host the opening session [of the United Nations]; it seemed a magnanimous gesture to most of…

— James Bamford

Spying on people by magic is the same as spying on them in any other way.

— C. S. Lewis

“A place has a curious quality when you have only a partial understanding of its language, and in those early months the sensation was…

— Katie Kitamura

“Why did people do it? Why this herd curiosity about a street, a house, windows, doors? He was a public servant, the Inspector mused,…

— Ellery Queen

“I especially like eavesdropping on women my age. Besides being titillating, it also helps me gauge where I'm at in comparison.”

— Mindy Kaling

As a child I loved to be in the kitchen with my mum and aunties, eavesdropping on the adults.

— Monica Galetti

“Americans may say they love our accents (I have been accused of sounding 'like Princess Di') but the more thoughtful ones resent and rather…

— Peter Hitchens

Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language, making the…

— Hilma Wolitzer

Everyone in the world is impacted by the United States' Big Brother attitude toward the world. We need countries to say no to the…

— Oliver Stone

We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable.

— Vladimir Putin

[Peter Pan] has never broken his terrible habit of eavesdropping. So, maybe that wasn't the rustle of pages you heard while this story lasted,…

— Geraldine McCaughrean

“Wait, were you eavesdropping on my conversation with the duke? That's very rude." "Is it? Half of the plays in the world contain eavesdropping.…

— Sabrina Jeffries