Apes had it worked out. No ape would philosophize, "The mountain is, and is not." They would think, "The banana is. I will eat the banana. There is no banana. I want another banana.
Terry Pratchett...it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.
Terry PratchettIf you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story.
Terry Pratchett