All Bette’s stories have happy endings. That’s because she knows where to stop. She’s realized the real problem with stories — if you keep them going long enough, they always end in death.

Neil Gaiman (b. 1960) British author, screenwriter, fabulist

Sandman, Book 1. Preludes and Nocturnes, # 6 “24 Hours” (1989-06)
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