Did they live happily ever after?
They did not.
No one ever does, in spite of what the stories may say.
They had their good days, as you do,
and they had their bad days, and you know about those.
They had their victories, as you do,
and they had their defeats, and you know about those, too.
There were times when they felt ashamed of themselves,
knowing they had not done their best,
and there were times when they knew they had stood
where their God had meant them to stand.
All I’m trying to say is that they lived as well as they could.
Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon
