“Sounds like you kids have some talking to do. I'll be eavesdropping from the kitchen.”

“I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that.”

“Everybody should eavesdrop once in a while. There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.”

“Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.”

“Let me know if you're going to do something stupid, kid, 'cause I'll ditch you like that.”

“But why do you have to keep your distance from me, why can’t you see me, talk to me like a real person…like Drew, not some kind of distant non-friend.”“Non-friend?” Drew smiled drily at my choice of words. “I like the sound of that better than ‘friends’, Summer. It probably describes us best.” - Perfect Summer”