"When you can see how many pages are left, it gets in the way of suspense. For my first novel, I'm going to put a hundred or so pages of incomprehensible gobbledygook at the end."
— Frazz
Ronnie: Gwen... You will die.
Gwen: No, I won't. This is, like, issue one... Or maybe it's another backup or something?
Gwen: No, I won't. This is, like, issue one... Or maybe it's another backup or something?
I mean, when you're a kid you don't think, Well since the book's called The Princess Bride and since we're barely into it, obviously the author's not about to make shark kibble of his leading lady.
— William Goldman, The Princess Bride
“Could this be the end of our run? Would Luigi’s journey end here? Judging by the length of the video, probably not.”
—Panoots, “Is it Possible to Beat Luigi's Mansion Without Collecting Any Treasure?”, at the 5:04 mark
of a 17:25 video.
of a 17:25 video.“Since a cliff was described earlier, naturally Jonnie’s headed right at it. He glimpses Zzt holding something in his paw - good eyes, Jonnie - and tries to bail out, but he is alas, tied to his vehicle. Can our hero extract himself from this precarious situation?
“Of course he will. The book is over a thousand torturous pages long, and we’re not even at 110 yet. There is no way our hero is going to die here. There is no suspense, no sense of danger, no excitement to be had. We merely keep reading and wait to be told how this super-special character manages to survive.”
—Battlefield Spork: Part 3, Chapter 6
: Part 3, Chapter 6Was this the end of the Terrible Two?
Had the story of these two great pranksters come to an end?
No way, of course not. There are still thirty-eight pages left in this book.
Had the story of these two great pranksters come to an end?
No way, of course not. There are still thirty-eight pages left in this book.
Galavant, singing: It's a good day to die...
King of Valencia: We won't, there's one more episode.
King of Valencia: We won't, there's one more episode.
— Galavant, "Battle of the Three Armies"
The best thing about a book is that you can always tell when you're getting to the end. No matter how tricky the situation the hero's in, you hold the book in your hand and say 'Hang on, I'm two hundred and twenty-nine pages in, with only another fifty-one to go. It started slow, but it's building to a climax.'
