11.   These beautiful new books, filled with morals and happy endings, help us hold on to our storytelling heritage.

12.   This is a textbook example of how Hollywood undermines its best ideas, by insisting on happy endings, even when they are completely implausible.

13.   Try perhaps to write a happy ending for this world and the people in it.

14.   We all have this thing about happy endings.

15.   ...a popular love story with a happy ending.

16.   The film has a Hollywood happy ending.

17.   ...a spy movie with car chases, a murder, a shag and a happy ending.

18.   A happy ending is only possible because the hero has first vanquished the dragons.

19.   I was glad the movie had a happy ending.

20.   It even has a happy ending.