In a special report, The Guardian challenged contemporary authors to be economical. The feature says that Ernest Hemingway considered his best work to have come in a six-word story: 'For sale: baby shoes, never worn.'
Yann Martel, author of the immensely entertaining and courageous Life of Pi has this --
"The Earth? We ate it yesterday."
Elmore Leonard, famous for his film-adapted novels Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Jackie Brown wrote --
Bob's last message: Bermuda Triangle, Baloney.
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You know the most poignant verse in the New Testament is found in the Gospel of John:
"Jesus wept."
Just that. Two powerful words but it conveyed the great pain of Christ when told of the death of Lazarus.
Of course, gibuhi lang pud niya si Lazarus. Salig kay Ginoo bah. Tsk. hehehe
Yeah. Imagine having to never utter a one-liner beyond six words.
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