"Gossip is a policeman and a teacher. Without it, there would be chaos and ignorance."
- Jonathan Haidt
"When people talk about you behind your back, they're not just behind you, they're beneath you."
- Donald L. Hicks
"If you don’t believe others can end your suffering, why believe they can end your happiness?"
"there are few things harder to imagine than other people’s conversations about yourself."
- Jonathan Franzen
"The news is glorified gossip."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"There is one more thing," said Mr. Peabody. "Now you must go and pick up all the feathers." ... "I don't think it's possible to pick up all the feathers," Tommy replied. "It would be just as impossib..."
- Madonna
"The recitation of grievances was strange balm."
- Regina O'Melveny
"Don't talk about the problem. Be a part of the solution."
- Chris Vonada
"You really love to gossip, don't you?” he asked, wishing she had brought him a glass of wine.“Yes, I suppose I do,” she answered, sounding surprised at the realization. “You think that's why I love re..."
- Donna Leon
"A peaceful refuge in which to rediscover each other, we thought,, not realizing that, while golf and fishing are Scotland's most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport."
- Diana Gabaldon