Quotes from William Goldman

One of my great breaks is I have only done work I wanted to do.

There's only three movies I've been involved with in my whole life that I really care about. 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' was one, and 'Princess Bride' was the second, and 'Hearts in Atlantis' is the third.

Why do you wear a mask and hood?" I think everybody will in the near future," was the man in black's reply. "They're terribly comfortable.

Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

The Queen's Pride was his ship, and he loved her. (That was the way his sentences always went: It is raining today and I love you. My cold is better and I love you. Say hello to Horse and I love you. Like that.)

He held up a book then. I'm going to read it to you for relax." Does it have any sports in it?" Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles." Sounds okay," I said and I kind of closed my eyes.

Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited.

Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.

You can never trust what you read.

"Inconceivable!" You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

The single most important fact, perhaps, of the entire movie industry: NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING.

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider giving Oscars for meetings: Best Meeting of the Year, Best Supporting Meeting, Best Meeting Based on Material from Another Meeting.

I've been saying it so long to you, you just wouldn't listen. Every time you said 'Farm Boy do this' you thought I was answering 'As you wish' but that's only because you were hearing wrong. 'I love you' was what it was, but you never heard.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

When I was your age, television was called books.

Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all.

Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited.

My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!

Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.

Who says life is fair, where is that written?

We'll never survive!" "Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has.

Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.

True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.