„Drinkin’ man listens to the voice he hears,In a crowded room full of covered up mirrors,Lookin’ into the lost forgotten yearsFor dignity“

— Bob Dylan
„He could not feel her near him in the darkness nor hear her voice touch his ear. He waited for some minutes listening. He could hear nothing: the night was perfectly silent. He listened again: perfectly silent. He felt that he was alone.“
— James Joyce
„I once lost five years listening to a Pink Floyd album.“
— Jim Butcher
„All assassins had a full-length mirror in their rooms, because it would be a terrible insult to anyone to kill them when you were badly dressed.“
— Terry Pratchett
„I could hear hopefulness in her voice, but also doubt. She was waiting for me to admit the obvious: I’d forgotten. I was toast. I was boyfriend roadkill.“
— Rick Riordan