“I know that happy things and fun things eventually come to an end. But things that are scary and sad come to an end too… they always do. Even if you can't always believe that, please don't give up. Live.”

“In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.”

“Happy endings must come at the end of something,' the Walrus pointed out. 'If they happen in the middle of a story, or an adventure, or the like, all they do is cheer things up for awhile.”

“Birds sing even when the world is filled with sadness. I don't know why people can't do the same thing.”

“So, if this does end up being my last letter, please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough.
And I will believe the same about you.”

“Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.”

“Things usually work out in the end."
"What if they don't?"
"That just means you haven't come to the end yet.”

“… owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do.”

“The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.”

“Best of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther… you've come to the end of things…”