Phantom Tollbooth: An Analysis

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In the novel The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster the king Azaz says that “so many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible.” This quote means that believing that something is impossible makes it impossible but believe something is possible makes it possible. Our belief or mindset has a strong influence on what we do and affects what we can achieve. This is similar to what Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right.” What we believe changes how we behave. Thinking something is impossible sets us on a course to fail, however, if we think something is possible then we are more likely to try and succeed. A person’s own mind is one of the strongest influences that will ever