John quoted Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 12)
Be careful what you wish for...Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named …
Magrat: 'I wonder if we did the right thing? I'm sure it was a job for a handsome prince' 'Hah' said Granny (Weatherwax), 'And what good would that be? Cutting your way through a piece of bramble is how you can tell he's going to be a good husband is it? That's fairy godmotherly thinking, that is! Goin' round inflicting happy endings on people whether they wants them or not, eh' 'There's nothing wrong with happy endings' said Magrat hotly. 'Listen, happy endings is fine if they turn out happy' said Granny, 'but you can't make 'em happy for other people.' ... 'You can't make happiness ... all you can do is make an ending'
— Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 12) (Page 118)
Granny Weatherwax has just woken a Sleeping Beauty, and Magrat is worried this will deprive the girl of a Happy Ending. In contrast to Happiness where the main characters experience of happiness is personal and hard won, much of Witches Abroad is about Happy Ever After imposed from outside. Many Dystopias , real and fictional stem from a desire to impose a perfect society on other people. Under Pol Pot almost a quarter of the population died, due to an attempt to create his vision of an ideal society.