Quote by Ananth Panagariya

“He could hear me alright...but he didn't answer me right away. He was the kind of guy that hates to answer you right away.”

— J.D. Salinger

“He wasn't even listening. He hardly ever listened to you when you said anything.”

— J.D. Salinger

“He sighed against my hair. "Be good. Listen to the boys. Try not to get them into any trouble." I scoffed. "I don't do…

— C.L. Stone

“It was silent, but a silent that was so loud I wanted to cover my ears.”

— Nicole Williams

“I was listening to you the whole time. I didn’t trust you to hang on to the earbud, so I had a mini-microphone sewn…

— Janet Evanovich

“I rested my head on my arms and sighed dramatically. "What's up?" she asked "Why are boys so annoying?" she chuckled. "You know what…

— Michelle Hodkin

“Both boys stayed very quiet for a few minutes, neither one wanting to say anything he might regret.”

— John Boyne

“I am on my way, and tell him he better watch his ass!” Jack shouted, and I held the phone away from ear so…

— Amanda Hocking

“I discovered very early that my instrument wasn't my voice," he said to me once. "It was the microphone.”

— Pete Hamill

“Yes, the answer is yes! If he keeps talking to me like that he can stick it in my ear.”

— Tara Sivec

“I smiled, reached into my pockets and pulled out a pair of ultrapowerful earplugs, the kind that are standard issue for skyway construction workers,…

— John Zakour

“Hey, Reece.” There was nothing but silence for a while and I waited. Then Reece said, “Expected it to happen eventually, darlin’, but didn’t…

— Kristen Ashley