Brevity Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Please forgive the long letter; I didn’t have time to write a short one.”

— Blaise Pascal

“I write long pieces because I don’t have time to write short ones..”

— Trey Jones

“I don't have time to write you a short letter, so I'm writing you a long one instead.”

— Mark Twain

“Remember, you’re allocating time to write, not finding time to write.”

— Paul J. Silvia

“I'm sorry this letter is so long. I didn't have time to make it shorter.”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Sorry that this e-booklet is so short. Actually, if I hadn’t spent so much time on it, it would be longer.”

— Seth Godin

“I'll go on writing till the end of my days. I have been writing too long to stop.”

— Mary O'Hara

“I must apologize: if I had more time I would have written a shorter letter.”

— Greg McKeown

“I think I've lost my faith and I can't stop writing because I don't know how much longer I can hold on.”

— Emma Forrest

“I made this [letter] very long, because I did not have the leisure to make it shorter.”

— Blaise Pascal

“I wanted to write you a short letter but I hadnt time....so I wrote you a long one..”

— Conor Lynch

“This paper, by its very length, defends itself from ever being read.”

— Winston S. Churchill