Conciseness Quotes

“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter."

(Letter 16, 1657)”
― Blaise Pascal, The Provincial Letters

“Examine every word you put on paper. You'll find a surprising number that don't serve any purpose.”
― William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

“Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.”
― Henry David Thoreau

“In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness."

(On the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers)”
― Samuel Johnson, Works of Samuel Johnson. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, A Grammar of the English Tongue, Preface to Shakespeare, Lives of the English Poets & more [improved 11/20/2010]

“I have made this longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter.”
― Blaise Pascal, The Provincial Letters

“It's not my accent, but my brevity makes me stylish.”
― Amit Kalantri

“Each sentence should have proper meaning, details should not be needlessly repeated, and every sentence should add to the entertainment value in one way or another.”
― A.J. Flowers, A Guide to Writing Your First Novel

“If you´re not afraid to lose it - don't write it down.”
― Monaristw