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Read the quotations below from Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth. Match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests. (1 point)

"So many things are possible
just as long as you don't know they're impossible."
In school he longed to be out, and when he was out he longed to be in.
On the way he thought about coming home, and coming home he thought about going.

"I often find," he casually
explained to his dazed visitors,
"that the best way to get from one place to another is to erase
everything and begin again."
"What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow."
You cannot always see the purpose of what you are studying.
No matter what you're doing, something else always seems more appealing.
Starting from scratch can help you reach an answer.
Not knowing the limits of what can be done sometimes allows you to achieve more.
"So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible."
In school he longed to be out, and when he was out he longed to be in. On the way he thought about coming home, and coming home he thought about going.
"I often find," he casually
explained to his dazed visitors,
"that the best way to get from one place to another is to erase everything and begin again."
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"What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the
wonderful secrets of tomorrow."

1 answer

Here are the quotes matched with their corresponding themes or lessons:

  1. "So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible."

    • Not knowing the limits of what can be done sometimes allows you to achieve more.

  2. "In school he longed to be out, and when he was out he longed to be in."

    • No matter what you're doing, something else always seems more appealing.

  3. "On the way he thought about coming home, and coming home he thought about going."

    • You cannot always see the purpose of what you are studying.

  4. "I often find," he casually explained to his dazed visitors, "that the best way to get from one place to another is to erase everything and begin again."

    • Starting from scratch can help you reach an answer.

  5. "What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow."

    • (This does not have a direct quote match here, but it emphasizes the idea that knowledge can lead to unexpected discoveries.)