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By Simran Khurana, About.com Guide to Quotations since 2003

Pop Quiz: Who Said, "If I Had More Time, I Would Have Written You a Shorter Letter?"

Tuesday January 8, 2008
There are many popular answers. I have found this quotation being attributed to Hemingway, Cicero, Voltaire, Mark Twain, and Blaise Pascal. Until recently, I felt that this was Twain's work. But now I am fairly convinced that this is Blaise Pascal's work.

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October 14, 2008 at 12:33 pm
(1) rjb says:

I’ve always believed this was Mark Twain’s work as well. According to brainyquote.com it is Blaise’s work.
I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter.

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