“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says: «I'm possible!»”
Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) British actress
“Philosophy? What good is that?” Isn’t it the art of saying nothing with as many words as possible?”
— Brandon Sanderson, book The Way of Kings
Source: The Way of Kings
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