It's precisely the disappointing stories, which have no proper ending and therefore no proper meaning, that sound true to life.
Source: Stiller, in I'm Not Stiller, First Notebook (1954; tr. 1958).
-- Max Frisch, (May 15 1911-1991), Swiss dramatist, author; He was considered the dean of German-language literature; his plays The Firebugs and Andorra became standard theater repertory in 37 languages.