The best quotes are both funny and true, and therefore memorable. At the end of this talk good on conversations, Celeste Headlee credits her sister with this quote.
A good conversation is like a miniskirt; short enough to retain interest, but long enough to cover the subject.
It seems the sister may have borrowed the idea from Winston Churchill. 🤷🏻♂️
I think the idea generalizes to writing too, so I’m going to adapt the spirit of this quote for my own purposes.
A good
conversationblog is like a miniskirt; short enough to retain interest, but long enough to cover the subject.
And it’s working. I already deleted three sentences from this post – and added this one. 🤔
Before I forget, here’s a salacious photo – as required – to catch your attention.
See also
“I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.”
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