James Webb YoungWe tend to forget that words are, themselves, ideas. They might be called ideas in a state of suspended animation. When the words are mastered the ideas tend to come alive again.
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Words are not simply sounds. They are powerful symbols. They can manifest the ideas they represent. They can animate the ideas they stand for. The word is a living idea, and if it is mastered, it can help to make the ideas of the person who wrote it come alive again.
Source: A Technique For Producing Ideas
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