"It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book"
- Friedrich Nietzsche
About this Quote
Friedrich Nietzsche is revealing his desire to communicate his ideas in a succinct and impactful manner. He believes that he can communicate the very same amount of details and understanding as someone who writes an entire book in simply 10 sentences. This shows his confidence in his writing abilities and his ridicule for redundancy and unneeded length in writing.
"I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good'"