I think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after… — Diana Wynne Jones Copy Share Image
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![“[Comedies], in the ancient world, were regarded as of a higher rank than tragedy, of a deeper truth, of a more difficult realization, of a sounder structure, and of a revelation more complete. The happy ending of the fairy tale, the myth, and the divine comedy of the soul, is to be read, not as a…” quote by Joseph Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8b9/joseph-campbell-300_ancient_comedies-in-the-ancient-world-were-regar_3109729.jpg)
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