Laconism.

Pascal wrote in his letter: “I have only made this letter longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter.”  Am I the only one that struggles to convey the point in a spartan brevity (I remember reading somewhere that the ‘laconic’ has Spartan origin – not sure).  On one hand I want to convey the whole story, the color of it, explain away the origin, who was there, their reaction, references to sources, etc., on the other hand – I lost my audience about 30 seconds in.  My version of Molon Labe (come and get it) would have been a lot longer, a lot more graphic, involving members of their families, and I’d forewarn them about their orphan kids not having future.  Something along those lines.  Come and get it – brilliant.

On an semi-related note.  This short animation movie has won more than 270 international awards: LUMINARIS.  Here is the movie: