Poetry is the art of overhearing ourselves say things from which it is impossible to retreat. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“Even if she realized that they didn’t want her overhearing their conversation, she didn’t seem to care at all.” — Christa Faust Copy Share Image
Overhearing people's conversations about art - that's always entertaining. — Cynthia Rowley Copy Share Image
I don't live with earplugs. I don't like the spotlight - but I like overhearing conversations. — Louise Gluck Copy Share Image
A poem is a private story, after all, no matter how apparently public. The reader is always overhearing a confession. — Jorie Graham Copy Share Image
“See, I always forget this about you," he says, and even now, long after we first lost our privacy, I can't help… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
I wanted to pack a lot into the lyric, but not go beyond its bounds. Some have written that I wanted to… — Jorie Graham Copy Share Image
“I don’t want to suggest that I was listening to or even overhearing the conversation the two of you were having. I… — Daniel Wallace Copy Share Image
“In one experiment, for example, Latane and Darley had a student alone in a room stage an epileptic fit. When there was… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
