Quotes by Brevity Brevity - the sister of talent. Anton Chekhov brevity talent human-nature The little things are what is eternal, and the rest, all the rest, is brevity, extreme brevity. Antonio Porchia brevity extremes infancy-is A parsimony of words prodigal of sense. Benjamin Disraeli parsimony prodigals brevity This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity. Brandon Sanderson brevity fantasy trouble Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon. Edsger Dijkstra brevity jargon aim Brevity: To say at once whatever is to be said. Georg C. Lichtenberg brevity said You evidently feel that brevity is the soul of widowhood. Hector Hugh Munro brevity widowhood soul Aiming at brevity, I become obscure. Horace brevity obscure No weapons are more potent than brevity and simplicity. Katherine Cecil Thurston brevity simplicity weapons Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. Marcus Tullius Cicero brevity charm philosophical Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life Protagoras brevity human-life obscurity If you can't explain something in a few words, try fewer. Robert Breault brevity few-words trying Brevity in writing is the best insurance for its perusal. Rudolf Virchow brevity writing science Let us return to 'no'. It has the charm of brevity. Sharon Lee brevity charm return Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness, doesn't it? Stephen King brevity dream sweet Brevity never fatigues; therefore, brevity is always a welcome guest. Theophile Gautier brevity welcome guests The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything. Voltaire brevity boredom secret Infancy is what is eternal, and the rest, all the rest, is brevity, extreme brevity. Antonio Porchia extreme rest brevity eternal