Comment on Ask HN: How do you improve your writing?parentComments−HPsquared1yMark Twain: "I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead."−MrVandemar1yIt was Blaise Pascal, not Twain.−FartinMowler1yClose. Pascal said “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” Twain said the other (longer) quote.−HPsquared1yGoes to show I'd have been better leaving that out!
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Mark Twain: "I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead."
It was Blaise Pascal, not Twain.
Close. Pascal said “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” Twain said the other (longer) quote.
Goes to show I'd have been better leaving that out!