We know how it ends practically before it starts. That's why stories appeal to us. They give us the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack.

Anne Bishop
About This Quote

We know how it ends practically before it starts. That's why stories appeal to us. They give us the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack. This quote is about the fantasy of the perfect love story; something that’s guaranteed to end happily ever after, with two people who are meant to be together forever.

The problem is, everything doesn’t always work out that way in reality. When people think about the perfect love story, they imagine that it will last forever, but that’s not true for everyone. People get tired of each other, they move on with their lives, and they try to forget all about their past loves.

That’s what makes us root for the characters in movies and novels: Their love is so strong that it can withstand everything life throws at them.

Source: Daughter Of The Blood

Some Similar Quotes
  1. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's any less true. - Jodi Picoult
  2. Oh, Sweetie. No one ever gets through their TBR list. For every book you finish, you'll add five more. That's just the way it works. - Leisa Rayven
  3. If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. - Stephen King
  4. No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader. - Robert Frost
  5. Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not,... - William Faulkner
More Quotes By Anne Bishop
  1. Some men die for lack of love…some die because of it. Think about it." - Daemon
  2. People who entered the Courtyard without an invitation were just plain crazy! Wolves were big and scary and so fluffy, how could anyone resist hugging one just to feel all that fur?“ Ignore the fluffy, ” she muttered. “Remember the part about big and scary.
  3. You weren't afraid of me when I was Wolf, " he said. "Why are you afraid of Nathan?""He's got big feet! "" What?" An insulted-sounding arrroooo came from the other side of the door, a reminder that Wolves also had big ears.
  4. Do you always ask me the same questions you ask him?"" It depends on whether or not I get an answer.
  5. The Dimwit's Guide to the Female Mind might assist your efforts in understanding human females. But it must be pointed out that this subject can be a dangerous adventure and should be undertaken with extreme caution. After all, human males have been trying to understand...
Related Topics