Max Stirner

Protestantism has actually put a man in the position of a country governed by secret police. The spy and eavesdropper, 'conscience,' watches over every motion of the mind, and all thought and action is for it a 'matter of conscience,' i.e. police business.

German Philosopher

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue.

Nigerian Writer

J. Courtney Sullivan

I sometimes read on the subway, but I'm a hopeless eavesdropper and get easily distracted by strangers' conversations.

American Novelist

Jane Fallon

My biggest source of inspiration is listening to people's conversations. I'm a big eavesdropper.

English Author

William Gibson

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

American Writer

Laura van den Berg

I am an incorrigible eavesdropper, so I am very much influenced by what I hear.

Jenny Nimmo

Inspiration comes from the world around me. I'm an inveterate eavesdropper.

British Author

Eavesdropper usually has a negative implication, suggesting disrespect for privacy.

Negative Connotation

Eavesdropping is covert; the people being listened to do not know they're being overheard.

Secretive Action

Sometimes eavesdropping is accidental, not intentional.

Accidental Context

 want to send your credit card over to iTunes over the internet we all know that the internet is full of attackers eavesdroppers hackers and so I'm posing a problem to you you're over here you have your credit card number iTunes servers over here and the eavesdropper is going to hear every communication

Math can save us from...

 Among these negative confessions, or declarations of innocence, he proclaims that he has not made anyone cry, is not an eavesdropper, and has not polluted the water. But did Ani really live such a perfect life?