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To be true to life, a novel must have an ending that is inevitable given the specific personalities of the characters involved. The novelist must not impose an ending upon them.

Joyce Carol Oates
Character, Personality, True Life
"A Reader’s Guide to the Recent Novels of Joyce Carol Oates". Interview, celestialtimepiece.com.
To be true to life, a novel must have an ending that is inevitable given the specific personalities of the characters involved. The novelist must not impose an ending upon them.