He never said that prose should be terse. In fact, he is on record as saying that in order for writing, it has to be long enough to force the reader to remembe

He never said that prose should be terse. In fact, he is on record as saying that in order for writing, it has to be long enough to force the reader to remember it. If you're not willing to take ~15-20 min to read his essays, are you really going to internalize his recommendations?