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# Mark Twain on Editing
- URL: https://www.bramadams.dev/202303261542/
- Published: 2023-04-12T14:53:28.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-12T14:53:28.000Z
- Description: I apologize for such a long letter - I didn't have time to write a short one
- Author: Bram Adams
- Tags: writing

It seems that the exact quote "I'm sorry I ran out of time to edit this" is not found in the search results. However, a similar quote attributed to Mark Twain is, "I apologize for such a long letter - I didn't have time to write a short one."

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> Funny-Writing Tip #4: Make It Short Anything worth saying is worth saying briefly. It may take more time (Mark Twain famously apologized for a letter’s lengthiness by explaining that he didn’t have time to make it short), but this is time well spent. Sometimes cutting a word or two can make a line twice as funny, or turn an unfunny line into a funny one. Experiment with your work by cutting words. See if anything’s lost. And use simpler, shorter words when possible. ([Location 417](https://readwise.io/to%5Fkindle?action=open&asin=B00K9PI7AQ&location=417&ref=bramadams.dev))