Best Quote by Karl Iagnemma

When the ending finally comes to me, I often have to backtrack and make the beginning point towards that ending. Other times, I know…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

My own way of writing is very meditated and, despite my reputation, rather slow-moving. So I do spend a good deal of time contemplating…

— Joyce Carol Oates

The best thing about endings is knowing that just ahead is the daunting task to start over.

— Jodi Picoult

I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go…

— Julie Kagawa

All endings are inexorably tied to new beginnings. That's the nature of the journey. It continues to unfold. It builds on itself. It can't…

— Melody Beattie

I try every time for a project to have a natural ending. As much as I can, I try to follow the story and…

— Sophie Calle

“Ending a series is a difficult one …where should a story that you have followed for so long end? When do you step away…

— Shandy L. Kurth

If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

— John Hawkes

I like endings that let your imagination do a lot of the work.

— Matt Bomer

I wanted a perfect ending, now i've learned the hard way that not everything comes in perfect sense. That some stories don't have clear…

— Shirley

Stories are as unique as the people who tell them, and the best stories are in which the ending is a surprise.

— Nicholas Sparks

I live in constant anticipation of good stuff. It's not being 'Pollyanna' about things, but most stories don't have the ending we would give…

— Bob Goff