In books there are chapters to separate out the moments, to show that time is going by and things are changing, and sometimes the parts even have titles that are full of promise–' The Meeting', 'Hope', 'Downfall'–like paintings do. But in life there's nothing like that, no titles or signs or warnings, nothing to say 'Beware, danger! ' or 'Frequent landslides' or 'Disillusion ahead'. In life you stand all alone in your costume, and too bad if it's in tatters. Delphine De Vigan
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Life moves on without warning, and you can't tell what is going to happen. Such an example was given by Ernest Hemingway where he says, "In life you stand all alone in your costume, and too bad if it's in tatters." He goes on to explain that there are no titles or signs or warnings that say, "Beware, danger!" or "Frequent landslides" or "Disillusion ahead". Life moves along without any warning. The only way you can know what is coming next for yourself is by the choices you make. When you are in control of your life, your life will go positively even if things are not going perfectly.

Source: No And Me

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