Shut up Quote by James Wolcott

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish…

— Ruskin Bond

“Writers that don't write, end up talking to themselves...”

— Carina Round

I really don't want to encourage young writers. Keep them down and out and silent is my motto.

— John Updike

Writers talk too much.

— Lillian Hellman

Even though I think writers can sometimes thrive from being misread. It can give them something to push off of.

— Matthew Specktor

Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

— Jules Renard

If you're a fiction writer, though, I can tell you how to let people talk through you. Listen. Just be quiet, and listen. Let…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Writers of fiction should stick to writing, not pop up on panel shows or as a talking head.

— Robert Harris

Writers need restrictions. If somebody just says, "Hey, do you want to write a novel, or an article, or a movie, or a short…

— Mitchell Hurwitz

A lot of people talk about writing. The secret is to write, not talk.

— Jackie Collins

It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.

— Sinclair Lewis

A writer should write what he has to say and not speak it.

— Ernest Hemingway