--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: This is not the way our story ends. You…" description: "\"“This is not the way our story ends. You know this' - 'Stories do not end.' - 'Ah, you are right, but you are also wrong. They end and they begin every..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/patrick-ness-449_every-moment_this-is-not-the-way-our-story-ends-you-k_2934444.jpg" --- # This is not the way our story ends. You know this'… ![“This is not the way our story ends. You know this' - 'Stories do not end.' - 'Ah, you are right, but you are also wrong. They end and they begin every moment. It is all about when you stop the telling.” quote by Patrick Ness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/patrick-ness-449_every-moment_this-is-not-the-way-our-story-ends-you-k_2934444.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/patrick-ness-449_every-moment_this-is-not-the-way-our-story-ends-you-k_2934444.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/patrick-ness-449_every-moment_this-is-not-the-way-our-story-ends-you-k_2934444.jpg) > ““This is not the way our story ends. You know this' - 'Stories do not end.' - 'Ah, you are right, but you are also wrong. They end and they begin every moment. It is all about when you stop the telling.”” [Patrick Ness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-ness/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Stories never truly end; they pause and restart, shaping continuous narratives. **In simple terms:** Stories are ongoing, not final. 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