Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.
The best sentence? The shortest.
As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.
If you can't be smart or funny, be brief.
I'm a man of few words.
Eragon. Is that all you say? Yes.
My old man is a man of few words.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
Whatever your advice, make it brief.
My dad's a man of few words.
I'm short and to the point.
You evidently feel that brevity is the soul of widowhood.
Conciseness is underrated
My father was a man of few words.
Piatek is a man of few words.
