Aristotle: For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility.

For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconv — Aristotle

For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility.

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