“But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?”
Source: Midnight in Austenland
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Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Variant translation: The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character.
28 September 1942
Variant: I've learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl (1942 - 1944)
“Every ending is a new beginning. Through the grace of God, we can always start again. (Page 120.)”
Marianne Williamson (1952) American writer
Source: Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness And Making Miracles
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) Canadian poet and singer-songwriter
"Suzanne" - Isle of Wight performance (1970) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_56ep729TE - Live in London (2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snMOmHzgssk <br class="br">Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967) <br class="br">Context: Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river.<br>You can hear the boats go by,<br>You can spend the night beside her,<br>And you know that she's half crazy<br>But that's why you want to be there,<br>And she feeds you tea and oranges<br>That come all the way from China.<br>And just when you mean to tell her<br>That you have no love to give her<br>Then she gets you on her wavelength<br>And she lets the river answer<br>That you've always been her lover.<br>And you want to travel with her,<br>And you want to travel blind,<br>And you know that she will trust you,<br>For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
Colson Whitehead (1969) novelist
On how envisioning an ending allows him to conclude each character’s journey in “Extended interview: Colson Whitehead on writing ‘The Nickel Boys’" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/extended-interview-colson-whitehead-on-writing-the-nickel-boys/ in CBS News (2019 Jul 14)
“Girls you've gotta know when it's time to turn the page.”
Tori Amos (1963) American singer
Source: Tori Amos: From the Choirgirl Hotel
