Oh that quote is a clever encapsulation of the feeling.
For me, it's about fairness. A story owes something to the characters. You can torture them, kill them, but you can't force their personalities to change to match an ending that doesn't suit them. It's not fair to them.
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Date: 2019-05-26 08:38 am (UTC)For me, it's about fairness. A story owes something to the characters. You can torture them, kill them, but you can't force their personalities to change to match an ending that doesn't suit them. It's not fair to them.