Terse Quotes

She's not the one I want." His words came out terse. "It's you. It's been you since ... since the minute I first saw you. — C.C. Hunter

When I struggle to be terse, I end by being obscure. — Horace

What began with exuberance and passion always ended with terse accusations and hateful words, with rage and weeping fits. — Khaled Hosseini

Imagine the wars we would've avoided if prior generations had a website where they could debate tragedy and politics in terse sentences? — Eugene Mirman

Oh, innocent victims of Cupid, remember this terse little verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid. To let a kiss fool you is worse. — Yip Harburg

The grown-ups snapped the chillies (each made a sound terse as a satirical retort), and scattered the tiny, deadly seeds in their food. — Amit Chaudhuri

This saying is both true and terse:
There's nothing bad but might be worse. — Thornton Burgess

Bismillah." Then he picked up his fork. "That's it?" Hollis wondered. "That's it. We are a terse people. Terse, and also hungry. — John Green

She's terse. I can be terse. Once, in flight school, I was laconic. — Joss Whedon

The worst thing about being concise with people is the game of puzzle you've made them play. — Michael Bassey Johnson