A quote often attributed to Mark Twain states, “sorry about the long letter, I didn’t have time to write a short one”.
Two things are implied here in Mark’s quote: 1) an apology for taking up more of someone’s time than he would have preferred, and 2) brief and succinct communication, while more difficult to compile, is preferable to a deluge of unnecessary words.
For some reason, a one-sentence thought always turns into a novel when I sit down to write. I need to work on that.