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Inklings into thoughts and thoughts into words

I would write ads for deodorants or labels for catsup bottle, if I had to. The miracle of turning inklings into thoughts and thoughts into words and words into metal and print and ink never palls for me.

—John Updike, Paris Review interview (1967) :: via Daring Fireball

Jan 28, 2009, updated Mar 31, 2025