Nice reasoning, but I have to agree with others: A shorter, more concise book might be much harder to write and might even take longer! A quote from Pascal: "J

Nice reasoning, but I have to agree with others: A shorter, more concise book might be much harder to write and might even take longer! A quote from Pascal: "Je n'ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n'ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte." (I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.)