#eavesdrop

A pair of werewolves occupied another booth. They were eating raw shanks of lamb and arguing about who would win in a fight: Dumbledore from Harry Potter books or Magnus Bane. "Dumbledore would totally win," said the first one. "He has the badass Killing Curse." The second lycanthrope made a trenchant point. "But Dumbledore isn't real." "I don't think Magnus Bane is real either," scoffed the first. "Have you ever met him?" "This is so weird," said Clary, slinking down in her seat. "Are you listening to them?" "No. It's rude to eavesdrop," said Jace. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#eavesdropping #fight #magnus-bane #city

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

— Jon McGregor

#i #i do #lot #myself #recognise

Any place is good for eavesdropping, if you know how to eavesdrop. ↗

— Tom Waits

#eavesdrop #eavesdropping #good #how #know

There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

#eavesdropping #head #inside #like #nothing

I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk. ↗

— Lynda Barry

#dialogue #eavesdrop #i #i do #inspirational

It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. ↗

— Walker Evans

#eavesdrop #educate #eyes #here #knowing

Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. ↗

— Walker Evans

#eavesdrop #here #knowing #listen #long

Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal? ↗

— Mindy Kaling

#am #basically #characters #could #eavesdrop