diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 834dcb2..a11e856 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,18 +61,12 @@ variant `:EasyAlign!`) in the visual mode.
 
 ### Concept of _alignment rule_
 
-> Simple things should be simple,
-> complex things should be possible.
-> \- Alan Kay
-
-Forget about writing regular expressions every time you do an alignment.
-You can do so (we'll see), but I don't believe that it should be the default
-way of doing things with this plugin.
-
 An *alignment rule* is a predefined set of options for common alignment tasks,
-which is indexed by a single character, *DELIMITER_KEY*. By default, you have
-rules indexed by `<space>`, `=`, `:`, `.`, `|`, and `,`, which should cover the
-most of the use cases. You can override these rules, and add your own rules.
+which is identified with a single character, *DELIMITER KEY*, such as `<space>`,
+`=`, `:`, `.`, `|`, and `,`.
+
+Think of it as a shortcut. Instead of writing regular expression and setting
+several options, you can just type in a single character.
 
 ### Interactive mode