“There's no such thing as im-POSSIBLE, Hiccup, only im-PROBABLE. The only thing that limits us are the limits to our imagination”

—  Cressida Cowell, book How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

Source: How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

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