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title: "7 Ending Sad Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Even knowing the ending was sad, I wouldn't have deprived myself the beauty of the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-brown/even-knowing-the-ending-was-sad-i-wouldn-t-have-deprived-myself-the/)

[Sandra Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/sandra-brown-3975_beauty_even-knowing-the-ending-was-sad-i-wouldn_258413.jpg)

> [I've realized that in all the great stories, even if there's a happily-ever-after ending, there's something sad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-thompson/i-ve-realized-that-in-all-the-great-stories-even-if-there-s-a-happily/)

[Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/emma-thompson-3232_ending_i-ve-realized-that-in-all-the-great-stor_278852.png)

> [Standing here, in this quiet house where I can hear the birds chirping out back, I think I’m kind of getting the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gayle-forman/standing-here-in-this-quiet-house-where-i-can-hear-the-birds-chirping/)

[Gayle Forman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gayle-forman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/gayle-forman-312_bigs_standing-here-in-this-quiet-house-where_1056607.png)

> [Something special is ending, and you're sad, but you can't be that said because, hey, it was good while it lasted, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gayle-forman/something-special-is-ending-and-you-re-sad-but-you-can-t-be-that-said/)

[Gayle Forman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gayle-forman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/gayle-forman-312_good-times_something-special-is-ending-and-you-re-s_1614190.jpg)

> [“I think I'm kind of getting the concept of closure. It's no big dramatic before-after. It's more like that melancholy feeling you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gayle-forman/i-think-i-m-kind-of-getting-the-concept-of-closure-it-s-no-big/)

[Gayle Forman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gayle-forman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/gayle-forman-312_closure_i-think-i-m-kind-of-getting-the-concept_1835490.png)

> [And that's the way of a real tale. Take any one that you're fond of. You may know, or guess, what kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-that-s-the-way-of-a-real-tale-take-any-one-that-you-re-fond-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/anonymous-1_happy-endings_and-that-s-the-way-of-a-real-tale-take-a_2674284.jpg)

> [- the only difference between a happy ending and a sad ending is where you decide the story ends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-kaufman/the-only-difference-between-a-happy-ending-and-a-sad-ending-is-where/)

[Andrew Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-kaufman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/andrew-kaufman-23239_differences_the-only-difference-between-a-happy-endi_3028778.png)

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