When cubism began to take a social form, Metzinger was especially talked about. He explained cubism, while Picasso never explained anything. It took a few years to see that not talking was better than talking too much.

It is better to do too much than to do too little.

Talking is always positive. That's why I talk too much.

Words often bring with them the illusion of transparency, as though they allowed us to understand everything, control everything, put everything in order. Modernity is talkative because it is proud, unless the converse is true. Is our incessant talking perhaps what makes us proud?

A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.

It's dangerous talking about yourself too much because you find yourself talking in sound bites.