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End Quotes

How things end - in war, in careers, in conscience.

This collection leans heavily historical, comparing a lost war to a chess endgame and recalling a family home destroyed during World War II. For quotes specifically about final outcomes and results, see End Result quotes.

I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.

Quotes by Anne Tyler

It is not what I do, it is the way I do it, that will get me in the end.

Quotes by Anne Wilson Schaef

Presents can make up for some of the disappointments that life doles out, such as it makes almost no sense and is coming to an end more quickly than ever.

Quotes by Anne Lamott

But Ship Who Sang remains my favorite story. I really rocked folks with that and still cannot read it aloud myself without weeping at the end.

Quotes by Anne McCaffrey

I'm not sure I could write a straight urban fantasy any more than I could write a straight contemporary story. I would end up being intimidated by all the small details.

Quotes by Anne Bishop

At the end of the game, coaches always talk about what could have been done differently with the game plan.

Quotes by Anne Donovan

I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well, so they're not funny. I end up saying, 'Oh, no, I'm joking, I'm joking.'

Quotes by Anna Torv

I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.

Quotes by Anna Wintour

When I was a policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, I became obsessed with end user license agreements.

Quotes by Annalee Newitz

I knew that my career in dance would come to an end at some point, and transitioning into a career in fitness was a natural progression.

Quotes by Anna Kaiser

It's a hard thing to legislate. You can't legislate good taste and you can't put a number on it in terms of square footage. It's a question of where individual rights end and community rights begin.

Quotes by Ann Robinson

The thing that's nice about pregnancy is that in the end, you have a baby.

Quotes by Ann Romney

I am as interested in seeing what happens to my characters as any reader; that is why I tell kids that writers write for the same reason readers read - to find out the end of the story.

Quotes by Ann Turner

In the end, I want to be able to say, 'My life was what I made it.'

Quotes by Ann Curry

Carl took on the military-industrial complex. He campaigned around the world for an end to the production of weapons of mass destruction. To him it was a perversion of science.

Quotes by Ann Druyan

Grief doesn't have a plot. It isn't smooth. There is no beginning and middle and end.

Quotes by Ann Hood

I get bored of carrying the same bag often. So, I end up buying more.

Quotes by Anita Hassanandani Reddy

But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.

Quotes by Anita Hill

The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

Quotes by Anita Roddick

When you sign on and say, 'I'm gonna do this and that,' it's always good to say at the end of it, 'I've done all I said I would do.'

Quotes by Angus Young

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection say about responsibility and consciousness?
One quote reflects on the duty felt by those "involved in the receiving end of the oppression," tying awareness to responsibility. For more thought-provoking lines, see our Ending collection.
Is there a quote comparing war to a game of chess?
Yes - one quote describes how, for Germany, "the war was like an end game in chess in which she possessed one castle less than her adversary." Browse more in our End Result section.
Does the collection include personal wartime memories?
One quote recalls losing a home in 1943 and moving to "a cottage I owned before the war in the Bavarian Alps," describing crowded conditions there by war's end.
Is there a lighter quote about being spared hardship?
Yes - one quote notes, somewhat wryly, "I've been spared to a large extent the business end of the race stick." For more on outcomes and consequences, see our End Product page.
Are these quotes mostly about endings in a literal sense?
They use "end" in several ways - from the ending of a conflict to being on the receiving end of something difficult. Explore more in our End Of The World collection.

One entry shifts to social conscience, describing a felt duty toward those on whom oppression falls hardest. Readers interested in closure themes can also browse Ending quotes or End Of The World quotes for a more dramatic angle.