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Quotes About Listening

One should never expect anyone to reply to one's questions.
~ Patrick Modiano
Et quand elle se mêlait aux autres, elle n'attirait pas non plus l'attention. Elle demeurait silencieuse et réservée et se contentait d'écouter.
~ Patrick Modiano
Siempre hay que escuchar con escepticismo la justificación de los hombres que matan
~ Patrick Ness
This is why I came walking, to tell you this so that you may heal. You must listen. Conor swallowed again. "I'm listening." You do not write your life with words, the monster said. You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do. There
~ Patrick Ness
The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say. About anything.
~ Patrick Ness
Stop this, Conor O'Malley, the monster said, gently. This is why I came walking, to tell you this so that you may heal. You must listen. Conor swallowed again. "I'm listening." You do not write your life with words, the monster said. You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.
~ Patrick Ness
Sheep got even less to say than dogs do.
~ Patrick Ness
the first thing you find out when dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say about anything
~ Patrick Ness
even the silence, if you listened, meant something.
~ Unknown
What do they do to students at the University who eavesdrop?" Bast asked curiously. "I haven't the slightest idea. I was never caught. I think making you sit and listen to the rest of my story should be punishment enough.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
I do this so you cannot help but hear. A wise man views a moonless night with fear.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
No one enjoys being talked down to, but I have a particular aversion to it.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
When she spoke her voice was clear. "I do this so you cannot help but hear. a wise man views a moonless night with fear.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
No, no me molesta que me lo preguntes —repuso el anciano—. Siempre que a ti no te moleste que no te conteste.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
You go rummaging around in other people's lives. You hear rumors and go digging for the painful truth beneath the lovely lies. You believe you have a right to these things. But you don't." He looked hard at the scribe. "When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
No hace falta que os explique lo irritante que resulta intentar mantener una conversación con una persona que se niega a mirarte a los ojos." - Kvothe
~ Patrick Rothfuss
He drew a slow, deliberate breath before speaking. "Quiet is not stupid," he said, his voice flat. "You? Always talk. Chek chek chek chek chek." He made a motion with one hand, like a mouth opening and closing. "Always. Like dog all night barking at tree. Try to be big. No. Just noise. Just dog.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
Para parecer inteligente tienes que saber cerrar la boca cuando conviene.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
Eavesdropping is a deplorable habit, but I have developed worse ones since.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
Because you are too eager to be properly patient," he said flippantly. "You're too proud to listen properly. And you're too clever by half. That's the worst of it.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
Porque eres demasiado entusiasta para tener la paciencia necesario -me contestó con ligereza-. Eres demasiado orgulloso para escuchar como es debido. Y eres demasiado listo. Eso es lo peor
~ Patrick Rothfuss
ain't much for listenen. Nothin' plugs a man's ears like money.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
so höre denn, was zu hören lohnt: es fürchte der weise die nacht ohne mond.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
By speaking out of turn you refuse your turn to speak.
~ Patrick Rothfuss