“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” – Frank Herbert

“You always get more respect when you don’t have a happy ending.” – Julia Quinn

“The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.” – Ernest Hemingway

“If you have a problem with the third act, the real problem is in the first act.” – Billy Wilder

“End with an image and don’t explain.” – Stanley Kunitz