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You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Long, Say Anything, Towers
"Fictional character: Treebeard". "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", www.imdb.com. December 5, 2002.
You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say.