“But there are no happy endings unless we cut the story short, and as far as I know, there are no rules of etiquette to a miracle, either.”
“But you'll never have your happy ending unless you're brave enough to open the book and start your story.”
“To cut a long story short, I'm a writer.”
“I know there isn't no beast—not with claws and all that, I mean—but I know there isn't no fear, either."Piggy paused."Unless—"Ralph moved restlessly."Unless what?""Unless we get frightened of people.”
“Let people know that you will always believe in the happy ending to the story--because the story doesn't end here. Some happy endings will never be read in this life. But the atonement of Jesus Christ promises us that our stories will all have successful conclusions one day, if we put our trust in him.”
“I was amused to note that even vampires obeyed the unwritten rules of elevator etiquette.”