Karl Marlantes

When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.

American Author

Alice Munro

It's not possible to advise a young writer because every young writer is so different. You might say, 'Read,' but a writer can read too much and be paralyzed. Or, 'Don't read, don't think, just write,' and the result could be a mountain of drivel.

Canadian Writer

Raymond Chandler

Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations.

American Writer

Theo Paphitis

The great virtue of the web, its ease of communication, has also become its Achilles' heel in that it has polluted the air with meaningless babble and egomaniacal drivel.

British Businessman

Zac Brown

There are still artists that do a great job with a song, and they care about the lyrics, and it's not just mindless drivel.

American Musician

Pat Conroy

I wrote a piece for the school literary magazine that now makes me think: 'My God in Heaven, this is just the worst drivel.

Yeardley Smith

Is your remarkably sexist drivel intentional, or just some horrible mistake?

American Actress

James Lovelock

So-called 'sustainable development'... is meaningless drivel.

English Scientist

Keith Allen

A lot of what journalists write is drivel.

Welsh Actor

Use 'drivel' to criticize ideas or speech you find foolish, mostly in casual settings.

Context Matters

Be cautious using 'drivel,' as it can be offensive and dismissive of someone's thoughts.

Avoid Offense

'Drivel' is informal, more suitable for conversations with friends than in professional or academic writing.

Informal Speech

Use 'drivel' as a verb to express someone is talking at length without making much sense.

Pointless Talk

'Drivel' suggests a lack of approval but in a more casual or sarcastic tone than outright anger.

Casual Disapproval

What one person considers 'drivel,' another might find meaningful. It can be subjective.

Subjective Perception

When used literally, 'drivel' can refer to saliva flowing from someone's mouth.

Literal Drooling

'Drivel' is often used to describe babies drooling, especially when they are teething.

Infant Context

Unlike its metaphorical sense, using 'drivel' to describe drooling isn't insulting, it's simply descriptive.

Non-Insulting Usage

 if she has stashed it but right now I'm held up in a bit of a roadblock it's the best roadblock it to be and though we can see a little bit of drivel