Some stories don't have happy endings. Even love stories…

“I’m more happy than not. Don’t forget me.”

— Adam Silvera

There are no such things as happy endings. Never. They're totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high…

— Peter David

“You couldn't ever really fix a sad story. You could only make another. And another. And another, until you found the right one at…

— Catherynne M. Valente

Happy endings come in different packages

— Jason F. Wright

I don't believe in happy endings. Children have got to face death sooner or later. Granny and Grandpa die, dogs die, cats die, gerbils…

— Raymond Briggs

“I hope you come to hear the tale, and not just munch your way through the pages to the ending…endings are heartless. An ending…

— Stephen King

“I won, goddammit. I beat Kollberg. I beat you. I got everything I goddamn wanted: fame, wealth, power. Shit, I even got the girl."…

— Matthew Stover

“Every good story needs a good ending. Don't write the beginning of a novel without knowing the end of it.”

— A.D.Y. Howle

In His plan there are no true endings. Only everlasting beginnings.

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“ The Prodigal Son They gave the deep end of their heart--a hue of crimson red, They whispered their desire and offered up their…

— Shannon L. Alder

My family doesn't do happy endings. We do sad endings or frustrating endings or no endings at all. We are hardwired to expect the…

— Hope Solo

I'm in the game of realism so happy endings probably feel a little bit too neat for life.

— Jesse Armstrong

Go for the happy endings, because life doesn't have any sequels

— Melchor Lim

“Well, if you are to help me with my work, you had better get used to stories without endings. True stories seldom have endings.”

— Frances Hardinge

“Happy endings aren't just for fairy tales and massage parlors.”

— Susan Gloss