Or

Longer works are an investment of time, creating a ribbon of thought to wrap the gift of reading it.

Shorter works are but a taste of a tale, leaving the rest of it to the imagination of the reader.

I love both of them, and I'll never completely say one is better than the other, since they are so different and satisfying.

Like an apple and a perfectly machined piece for an engine, they both hold a spot in my heart for their beauty and scent.