“They were close to the end of the beginning . . .”
“We are so close, I can no longer tell where he ends and I begin.”
“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.”
“Both of us were quiet with the recognition that something was ending, and something was beginning.”
“The end of THE END is the best place to begin THE END, because if you read THE END from the beginning of the beginning of THE END to the end of the end of THE END, you will arrive at the end.”
“No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a beautiful one!”