Life doesn't happen in chapters- at least, not regular ones. Nor do movies. Homer didn't write in chapters. I can see what their purpose is in children's books ('I'll read to the end of the chapter, and then you must go to sleep') but I'm blessed if I know what function they serve in books for adults.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life is continuous and doesn't fit neatly into arbitrary chapter breaks like books do.
- In plain terms
- Life has no chapters.
- What can you take from it?
- Life flows continuously without clear breaks.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does life have chapters?
- Why do we organize stories?
Another view
It dismisses the utility of structure in organizing thoughts.
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As they say in Discworld, we are trying to unravel the Mighty Infinite using a language which was designed to tell one another where the fresh fruit was.
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