Denouement Quote by Dan B. Allender

One dictionary defines denouement as "a final part in which everything is made clear and no questions or surprises remain." By that definition, it…

— Pseudonymous Bosch

“A new story begins the moment an old one ends. But a denouement is a respite that calls us to stop the journey for…

— Dan B. Allender

Plots may be simple or complex, but suspense, and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential. Every incident in a fictional work…

— H. P. Lovecraft

The end of a story must be stronger rather than weaker than the beginning, since it is the end which contains the denouement or…

— H. P. Lovecraft

To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn't…

— John Steinbeck

“A plot-structure is a series of integrated, logically connected events, moved by a central purpose, leading to the resolution of a climax.”

— Barbara Branden

“All stories come to an end. That moment when we sigh and close the book, perhaps sit back in our chair and rest our…

— Mary Alice Monroe

“To finish is a sadness to a writer- a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. The story goes…

— John Steinbeck

“In Aristotle’s classic form, outlined in The Poetics, drama takes a three-part form. In Part 1, which I call the World of the Story,…

— Charles Euchner

The end is simply the beginning of an even longer story.

— Zadie Smith

“You see, in every story, it’s not about the ending. It’s about the chapters in between and how you make it through them”

— Courtney Giardina

“Nowhere is the sense of medium felt more strongly, even by the casual reader, than in a story about to end. For the novelist…

— Ian Gregor