--- title: "9 Tragic Ending Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Tragic Ending quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Tragic Ending sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/kele-moon-10268_history_two-phoenixes-that-had-overcome-the-trag_678841.jpg" --- > [“Two phoenixes that had overcome the tragic ending written a long time ago, proving the history doesn’t always repeat itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kele-moon/two-phoenixes-that-had-overcome-the-tragic-ending-written-a-long-time/) [Kele Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kele-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/kele-moon-10268_history_two-phoenixes-that-had-overcome-the-trag_678841.jpg) > [I love Downton Abbey. It's just great. My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-whitehall/i-love-downton-abbey-it-s-just-great-my-mother-giving-birth-to-me-was/) [Jack Whitehall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-whitehall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/jack-whitehall-16605_abbey_i-love-downton-abbey-it-s-just-great-my_476353.jpg) > [“Because love, no matter how tragic, is not an ending. It is a test and a textbook; it is a map to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-michael/because-love-no-matter-how-tragic-is-not-an-ending-it-is-a-test-and-a/) [Ted Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/902/ted-michael-27275_love_because-love-no-matter-how-tragic-is-not_898596.jpg) > [My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-whitehall/my-mother-giving-birth-to-me-was-just-like-lady-sybil-giving-birth/) [Jack Whitehall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-whitehall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/jack-whitehall-16605_birth_my-mother-giving-birth-to-me-was-just-li_1660344.jpg) > [With my being from Hawaii and being very family oriented I don't really have a fear of a tragic ending. I dont…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-mars/with-my-being-from-hawaii-and-being-very-family-oriented-i-don-t/) [Bruno Mars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-mars/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/bruno-mars-1319_ending_with-my-being-from-hawaii-and-being-very_107734.jpg) > [Look. (Grown-ups skip this paragraph) I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending. I already said in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/look-grown-ups-skip-this-paragraph-i-m-not-about-to-tell-you-this/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/william-goldman-1095_book_look-grown-ups-skip-this-paragraph-i-m-n_2831423.png) > [George Lazenby is no one's favorite James Bond, but for me the anonymity at the center of this lavish production only serves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-nolan/george-lazenby-is-no-one-s-favorite-james-bond-but-for-me-the/) [Christopher Nolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-nolan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/475/christopher-nolan-2670_all-things_george-lazenby-is-no-one-s-favorite-jame_3180888.jpg) > [“People are going to think I'm morbid, loving all these sad books. I actually don't mind a happy ending in a novel—certainly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-are-going-to-think-i-m-morbid-loving-all-these-sad-books-i/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/anonymous-1_an_people-are-going-to-think-i-m-morbid-lov_3153621.jpg) > [“Look. (Grow-ups skip this paragraph.) I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending. I already said in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/look-grow-ups-skip-this-paragraph-i-m-not-about-to-tell-you-this-book/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/william-goldman-1095_books_look-grow-ups-skip-this-paragraph-i-m-no_1973688.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tragic-ending/#itemlist", "name": "Tragic Ending Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Two phoenixes that had overcome the tragic ending written a long time ago, proving the history doesn’t always repeat itself.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kele Moon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kele-moon/two-phoenixes-that-had-overcome-the-tragic-ending-written-a-long-time/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/kele-moon-10268_history_two-phoenixes-that-had-overcome-the-trag_678841.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/kele-moon-10268_history_two-phoenixes-that-had-overcome-the-trag_678841.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/kele-moon-10268_history_two-phoenixes-that-had-overcome-the-trag_678841.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Two phoenixes that had overcome the tragic ending written a long time ago, proving the history doesn’t…” — Kele Moon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love Downton Abbey. 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