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Beginning Quote by 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 culmination and which will leave the strongest impression upon the reader.” quote by H. P. Lovecraft — Download Open image

“The end of a story must be stronger rather than weaker than the beginning, since it is the end which contains the denouement or culmination and which will leave the strongest impression upon the reader.”

H. P. Lovecraft

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