Quotes About Verbosity

In our Type A culture, people frequently equate verbosity with control and success.

habit of speaking in paragraphs.

This is a lot more satisfying," he said, "when I have intelligent life whom I can render awed, rapt with attention for my clever verbosity." The ugly lizard-crab-thing on the next rock over clicked its claw, an almost hesitant sound. "Your right, of course," Wit said. "My usual audience isn't particularly intelligent. That was also the obvious joke, however, so shame on you.

as is well known, it is those with the least to say who use the most words, which is why, as the reader has no doubt observed, this historian endeavors, without exception, to limit his use of words to the absolute minimum required to successfully convey the desired thought.

Keep talking, and you'll eventually sound like a complete idiot instead of just a half-wit.

IRVING: Flowery prose. Verbosity. Some folks think they're Neil Gaiman, and have ambitions of their scripts being reprinted for their adoring fans to pore over, when in reality, scripts are working documents designed to provide the narrative framework for their collaborators to decorate and embellish with imagery.

Like many who have little to say, he said too much, interrupting without courtsey and favoring with the benefit of his wisdom those who did not desire it.

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

It was fun to talk too much [as Jebediah Woodley], to keep running your mouth whether the other characters want to hear it or not. That's part of what made this guy fun.

quagmire of verbosity

Why is it that the less one has to say the more one says it, and in the most pompous and pedantic way possible? Is it to fool the world or just to fool themselves?

Why is it that the less one has to say the more one says it in the most pompous and pedantic way possible? Corelli asked. 'Is it to fool the world or just to fool themselves?

Ah, intellettuali. E lei voleva che ne assumessi uno. Perchè mai, se si ha così poco da dire, lo si dice nella maniera più pomposa e pedante possibile? Sarà per ingannare gli altri o se stessi?

Ah, intellectuals. And you wanted me to sign one up. What is it that the less one has to say the more one says it, and in the most pompous and pedantic way possible?" Corelli asked. "Is it to fool the world or to fool themselves?" [ Carlos Ruiz Zafón ? The Angel's Game ]

Why is it that the less one has to say the more one says it in the most pompous and pedantic way possible?... Is it to fool the world or just to fool themselves?

the urge to bloviate).

Un libro extenso es un gran mal.

Thou shalt say a thousand things, and saying them a thousand times over, thou shalt still have said nothing!

But they were all tricks.They were very dull. There were pages and pages of words that didn't say anything.Or if they did say something they took too long to say it and by the time they said it you already were too tired to have it matter at all. you al re ady we re

the best writers have said very little and the worst, far too much.

Do you ever notice how many words we waste?

What's the riddle? Me talking so much And saying so little

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.

What the orators want in depth, they give you in length.