Writing Quote by Émile Zola

“They tell me to be quiet When I’d rather cause a riot And have everyone screaming Out their eccentric meaning.”

— Initially NO

“Without making much noise in this world, your concerns will not be heard.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

“Discomfort Many of us are uncomfortable with silence, so we compensate by filling that silence with words.”

— Bill McGowan

“Some writers, no matter how good they are, can't speak to us. Something about the way they see the world, I think, string sentences…

— David Bowker

“People who complain about something that they cannot do anything about are as irritating as those who complain about something that they can do…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“People don't want to listen to their thoughts, so they fill the world with noise.”

— Erin Entrada Kelly

“New Rule: The sad mime at every protest has to give it a rest. One sign you're a major annoyance: when you haven't said…

— Bill Maher

“Storytellers think they're writing for the audience. They're writing, in a way, to hurt the audience.”

— Chuck Wendig

“Quiet demonstrates just how deep and disturbing is this plague of extroverts—the showoffs, risk-takers, salesmen, charmers, charlatans and politicians.” —New York Post”

— Susan Cain

“It would be deplorable if the special interests had the power to silence those voices in the media that they find uncomfortable.”

— Stieg Larsson

“I think about my own silence. Silence can be either protest or consent, but most times it’s fear. I guess that’s why I’m so…

— Paul Beatty

“Without noise, postmodern man falls into a dull, insistent uneasiness. He is accustomed to permanent background noise, which sickens yet reassures him.”

— Robert Sarah