It has often been saidthere’s so much to be read, you never can cramall those words in your head. So the writer who breedsmore words than he needsis making a chorefor the reader who reads. That's why my belief isthe briefer the brief is, the greater the sighof the reader's relief is. And that's why your bookshave such power and strength. You publish with shorth! ( Shorth is better than length.) . Dr. Seuss
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In this quote, the author is criticizing the amount of words in a book. He believes that any book that tries to cram too many words into a novel is creating a chore for the reader. In other words, he believes that a short book is easier to read and thus more pleasurable to read. In addition, short books have more power and strength because they have less chance of being boring.

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