Epitomizing shakespeares famous claim that brevity is the soul of wit short flights celebrates the aphorism as prese. Short flights has 18 ratings and 5 reviews james said an aphorism is a short phrase meant to provoke thought or inspiration in the reader it can be se. Short flights thirty two modern writers share aphorisms of insight inspiration and wit is the first ever anthology of modern writers of aphorism and alex stein with james lough is one of its two aphorism mad editors. thirty two modern writers share aphorisms of insight the aphorism not quite poetry short flights seeks to explicate the form . Discussed in this essay short flights thirty two modern writers share aphorisms of insight inspiration and wit edited by james lough and alex stein schaffner press 236 pages 1695