It's a widely accepted truth that great things can come in small packages. Quality over quantity and all that.
Bearing that in mind, we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share some of their own six-word stories. Here are some of our favorites:
1. "'It's better this way,' she lied."
2. "Life's more than just a chore."
3. "A cry rings out. Life begins."
4. "He died happy, knowing he lived."
—Alexander Hoffman, Facebook
5. "Head on a pillow, not sleeping."
6. "The cuts healed; her heart didn't."
—Hannah Lambach, Facebook
7. "The universe is big. She's lonely."
—Katie Sklaver, Facebook
8. "A lover of all things beautiful."
9. "He left and then I flew."
10. "I remember tomorrow, but not yesterday."
11. "It’s still you. Always will be."
12. "I always belong to myself first."
13. "The war is over, isn’t it?"
14. "Lies tangle a web unimaginable within."
15. "Her kindness is her favorite superpower."
16. "Realists live with fear of disappointment."
17. "Incessant imagination, bubbling creativity, she wrote."
18. "Being pretty is not your job."
19. "Alone and lost, she became strong."
20. "We are all made of stars."
21. "She felt caged, but also free."
22. "I pushed him. He didn’t fall."
23. "I saw and I stayed quiet."
24. "Tomorrow I leave, he said again."
25. "She loved herself when others wouldn’t."
26. "Painfully, he changed 'is' to 'was.'"
27. "Within the light was a lie."
28. "I no longer survive. I live."
29. "I returned the unopened present."
30. "I thought I could trust you."
31. "Passion demolishes all in its path."
32. "Her eyes summoned poetry; his, music."
—Mo Bashir, Facebook