Communication Quote by J. Courtney Sullivan

It is something I recognise in myself. I do eavesdrop. I do people-watch, a lot.

— Jon McGregor

People are always telling me that they've seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever.

— Salman Rushdie

Eavesdrop and write it down from memory - gives you a stronger sense of how people talk and what their concerns are. I love…

— Jane Smiley

I spend my time sitting in train stations, parks, parking lots, cafes, just looking at people - eavesdropping, basically. I'm vulnerable to all of…

— Saul Williams

I always work in a room where there's no Internet to keep from being distracted so easily.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I try to approach reading in front of millions of people as I would reading in somebody's living room.

— Amanda Gorman

I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to focus.

— Conor Oberst

I think I'm very curious about other people. I like to sit and eavesdrop, you know.

— Rachel Weisz

I read most often when I am on the road, travelling on my journeys. In cars, on planes, trains... I'm very lucky that I…

— Steve Backshall

Like most writers, I read constantly. I used to hide in remote parts of the yard and house so I could read in peace.

— Elin Hilderbrand

I often carry things to read so that I will not have to look at the people.

— Charles Bukowski

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

— William Gibson