“You couldn't ever really fix a sad story. You could only make another. And another. And another, until you found the right… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“ The Prodigal Son They gave the deep end of their heart--a hue of crimson red, They whispered their desire and offered… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I'm in the game of realism so happy endings probably feel a little bit too neat for life. — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
Unity, I thought, implies the possibility of disunity. Beginnings imply and require endings. — Ann Leckie Copy Share Image
“When we stop clinging to beginnings and endings, we discover in the middle the eternal presence of our divine being.” — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
“So endgames are naturally messy. They may not be very dynamic, but when an active war is shutting down, there is still… — Venkatesh G. Rao Copy Share Image
What did a happy ending even mean in real life, anyway? In stories you simply said, 'They lived happily ever after,' and… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“The most important thing is this: to sacrifice what you are now for what you can become tomorrow.” — Shannon Alder Copy Share Image
Titles are important; I have them before I have books that belong to them. I have last chapters in my mind before… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“I ask you again / You who watch / How can there ever be any ending but this? First silence / Then darkness.” — Ben Power Copy Share Image
“Just cuz you get to the end doesn’t mean you know what happened.” — Karen Tei Yamashita Copy Share Image
“The splendid thing about falling apart silently... is that you can start over as many times as you like.” — Sanober Khan Copy Share Image
“Whenever he had spoken of love, she had spoken of love's brief duration. 'A year, or even two months from now, you… — Françoise Sagan Copy Share Image
I used to feel defensive when people would say, 'Yes, but your books have happy endings', as if that made them worthless,… — Marian Keyes Copy Share Image
“Your dignity can be mocked, abused, compromised, toyed with, lowered and even badmouthed, but it can never be taken from you. You… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people want stories or lives to have very distinct beginnings, middles, and endings. Generally, I think things… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
“Everything begins and ends. Every day and night, every concerto, every relationship, every life. Everything ends eventually.” — Lisa Genova Copy Share Image
“For example--I wonder--could you tell my jumbled story in exactly one hundred chapters, not one more, not one less? I'll tell you,… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
