Brevity. “Brevity is the soul of wit,” wrote Shakespeare.  What does that mean?  Simple.  Good, clever writing gets to the point; it’s short, concise, brief—that’s brevity.  But the line comes at the end of a long, rambling speech from a doddering old man.  He’s not concise; he’s verbose!  And when does he take his own advice and get to the point?  Just in time to tell the king, straight-out, that the prince is off his rocker.  Brevity’s good… but some things should be sugar-coated just a little.  Brevity: being concise.

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