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“Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk.” Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest” - 1895

“Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice;” William Shakespeare, “Hamlet” - 1623

“If you wind up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mother, your Dad, your priest, to some guy on television, to any of the people telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.” Frank Zappa, “The Real Frank Zappa Book” - 1989

“Your heart is alive. Keep listening to what it has to say.” Paulo Coelho, “The Alchemist” - 1988

“Each of us believes that what he has to say is much more important than anything the other might have to contribute!” J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” - 2005

“No one has time any more for anyone else.” Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451” - 1953

“But there’s none so blind . . . as those who will not listen.” Neil Gaiman, “American Gods” - 2001

“BORE, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen. ” Ambrose Bierce, “The Devil's Dictionary” - 1906

“Tom counted the pages of the sermon; after church he always knew how many pages there had been, but he seldom knew anything else about the discourse.” Mark Twain, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” - 1876

“But you're able to hear, I reckon; leastways, your ears is big enough.” Robert Louis Stevenson, “Treasure Island” - 1883

“Whoever will listen will hear the speaking Heaven.” A. W. Tozer, “The Pursuit of God” - 1948

“Based on her experience with men, most assumed that when you talked to them about a problem or dilemma, they were expected to offer an opinion, even when all you wanted was for them to listen.” Nicholas Sparks, “The Lucky One” - 2008

“Most of all, he learned from it to listen, to pay close attention with a quiet heart, with a waiting, opened soul, without passion, without a wish, without judgement, without an opinion.” Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha” - 1922

“These people are rare who know how to listen.” Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha” - 1922

“And in my classes, I will talk most of the time, and you will listen most of the time. Because you may be smart, but I've been smart longer.” John Green, “Looking for Alaska” - 2005

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.” Paulo Coelho, “The Alchemist” - 1988

“Nobody listens any more. I can't talk to the walls because they're yelling at me. I can't talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough, it'll make sense. And I want you...” Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451” - 1953

“What is it that I’ll want from you? Not love: that would be too much to ask. Not forgiveness, which isn’t yours to bestow. Only a listener, perhaps; only someone who will see me.” Margaret Atwood, “The Blind Assassin” - 2000

“The only advice I can give you is what you’re telling yourself. Only, maybe you’re too scared to listen.” Neil Gaiman, “Neverwhere” - 1996

“the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and every now and then sent out a little root. It changed everything, to have that seed growing. It made Ender listen more carefully to what people meant, instead of what they said. It made him wise.” Orson Scott Card, “Ender's Game” - 1985

“cats and dogs . . . never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.” Jerome K. Jerome, “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow” - 1886

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