--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I’ve always heard every ending is also a…" description: "\"“I’ve always heard every ending is also a beginning. We just don’t know it at the time. I’d like to believe that’s true.”\" — Emily Prentiss" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/emily-prentiss-235873_beginning_i-ve-always-heard-every-ending-is-also-a_3129223.jpg" --- # I’ve always heard every ending is also a beginning. We… ![“I’ve always heard every ending is also a beginning. We just don’t know it at the time. I’d like to believe that’s true.” quote by Emily Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/emily-prentiss-235873_beginning_i-ve-always-heard-every-ending-is-also-a_3129223.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/emily-prentiss-235873_beginning_i-ve-always-heard-every-ending-is-also-a_3129223.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/emily-prentiss-235873_beginning_i-ve-always-heard-every-ending-is-also-a_3129223.jpg) > ““I’ve always heard every ending is also a beginning. We just don’t know it at the time. I’d like to believe that’s true.”” [Emily Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-prentiss/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Endings are also beginnings, though we may not recognize them at the time. **In simple terms:** Every ending starts a new beginning. Key Takeaway Embrace change as opportunity. Themes change hope growth beginning endings Mood reflective optimistic Type Beginning:1 Beginnings and endings:1 Believe:1 Criminal-minds:0 Ending:1 Fate:0 Optimism:1 Time:0 Tv-show-quote:1 Like Believe:0 Ending Beginning:1 Heard Ending:0 When to use this quote - personal transitions - career changes - relationships - grief - new projects Key Concepts life cycles optimism narrative structure Questions to Reflect On - How do you find hope in loss? - What new possibilities can arise from endings? 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