diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # spice
 
-Spice is a zesty Chef API wrapper. It's primary purpose is to let you integrate your apps with a (Chef)[http://opscode.com/chef] server easily and succinctly.  Spice provides support for the [entire released Chef API](http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Server+API)
+Spice is a zesty Chef API wrapper. It's primary purpose is to let you easily integrate your apps with a (Chef)[http://opscode.com/chef] server easily.  Spice provides support for the [entire released Chef API](http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Server+API)
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/spice.gemspec b/spice.gemspec
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--- a/spice.gemspec
+++ b/spice.gemspec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.email       = ["hi@iamdanryan.com"]
   s.homepage    = "http://github.com/danryan/spice"
   s.summary     = %q{Chef API wrapper}
-  s.description = %q{A zesty Chef API wrapper}
+  s.description = %q{Spice is a zesty Chef API wrapper. It's primary purpose is to let you easily integrate your apps with a (Chef)[http://opscode.com/chef] server easily.  Spice provides support for the [entire released Chef API](http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Server+API)}
 
   s.rubyforge_project = "spice"