List of William Goldman Quotes

Chapter One. The Bride." He Held Up The Book Then. "i'm Reading It To You For Relax." He Practically Shoved The Book In My Face. "by S. Morgenstern. Great Florinese Writer. The Princess Bride. He Too Came To America. S. Morgenstern. Dead Now In New York. The English Is His Own. He Spoke Eight Tongues." Here My Father Put Down The Book And Held Up All His Fingers. "eight. Once In Florin City...

I've Been In The Revenge Buisness For So Long, Now That It's Over I Don't Know What To Do With The Rest Of My Life.

Everyone Had Told Her, Since She Became A Princess-in-training, That She Was Very Likely The Most Beautiful Woman In The World. Now She Was Going To Be The Richest And The Most Powerful As Well. Don't Expect Too Much From Life, Buttercup Told Herself As She Rode Along. Learn To Be Satisfied With What You Have.

And What Have I Done?" What? What?...you've Stolen Them." With That, Cornelia Fled, But Buttercup Understood; She Knew Who "them" Was. The Boys. The Beef-witted Featherbrained Rattledskulled Clodpated Dim-domed Noodle-noggined Sapheaded Lunk-knobbed Boys.

You Think This Is A Trap Then?" The Count Asked. "i Always Think Everything Is A Trap Until Proven Otherwise," The Prince Answered. "which Is Why I'm Still Alive.

One Way An Author Dies A Little Each Day Is When His Books Go Out Of Print.

The Easiest Thing To Do On Earth Is Not Write…but This Is Life On Earth, You Can't Have Everything.

Westley And I Are Joined By The Bond Of Love And You Cannot Track That, Not With A Thousand Bloodhounds, And You Cannot Break It, Not With A Thousand Swords.

See?" Fezzik Pointed Then. Far Down, At The Very Bottom Of The Mountain Path, The Man In Black Could Be Seen Running. "inigo Is Beaten." Inconceivable!" Exploded The Sicilian. Fezzik Never Dared Disagree With The Hunchback. "i'm So Stupid," Fezzik Nodded. "inigo Has Not Lost To The Man In Black, He Has Defeated Him. And To Prove It He Has Put On All The Man In Black's Clothes And Masks And Hoods And Boots And Gained Eighty Pounds.

You Don't Want To Be Rude But You Have To Be Careful - There Are A Lot Of Strange People Out There. (goldman Attributes This Quote To Cliff Robertson.)

The Infant Is Ten And He Stays.

Westley: This Is True Love — You Think This Happens Every Day?