Quotes from William Goldman

if you do not kiss my mouth, Inigo Montoya of Spain, I will more than likely die.

The tears that kept Buttercup company the remainder of the day were not at all like those that had blinded her into the tree trunk. Those were noisy and hot; they pulsed. These were silent and steady and all they did was remind her that she wasn't good enough.

I got vision; the rest of the world is wearing bifocals.

We are both men of action, Westley replied. Lies do not become us.

thereafter, the selfsame

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

My father was an historian

Has it got any sports in it?" "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles." "Sounds okay," I said, and I kind of closed my eyes. "I'll do my best to stay awake . . . but I'm awful sleepy, Daddy . . . .

Kid -- the next time I say, 'Let's go someplace like Bolivia,' let's go someplace like Bolivia.

Hello my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. -The Princess Bride

Sundance: [to Etta] What I'm saying is, if you want to go, I won't stop you. But the minute you start to whine or make a nuisance, I don't care where we are, I'm dumping you flat. Butch: Don't sugarcoat it like that, Kid. Tell her straight.

Better than Grace Kelly but no Sophia Loren.

Not that it matters, but most of what follows is true.

Then let's look on the bright side: we're having an adventure, Fezzik, and most people live and die without being as lucky as we are.

I mean, I really do think that love is the best things in the world, except for cough drops. But I also have to say, for the umpty-umpth time, that life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

How Buttercup slid from her womb was, of course, beyond her. But she had been there when it happened; that was enough for her.

I really do think that love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. But I also have to say, for the umpty-umpth time, that life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Tennessee said it best: "Sometimes there's God so quickly.

When I got discharged from the Army, I made a vow never to go back on an Army post. No big deal, just a simple lifelong vow.

Se mi stai prendendo in giro, Westley, ti uccido». «Come puoi pensare che ti prenda in giro?» «Be', non hai detto nemmeno una volta che mi ami». «È solo questo che vuoi? Facile. Ti amo. Okay? Lo vuoi più forte? Ti amo. Devo sillabarlo? Ti-i-a-emme-o. Lo vuoi a rovescio? Oma it».

La vida es puro sufrimiento —le decía su madre—. Y quien te diga lo contrario es porque te quiere vender algo.

your milk, your milk has killed me" and then the child stiffened and cracked and turned in Buttercup's hands to nothing but dry dust and Buttercup screamed and screamed;

People don't remember me. Really. It's not any paranoid thing; I just have this habit of slipping through memories. It doesn't bother me all that much, except I guess that's a lie; it does. For some reason, I test very high on forgettability.

Your love holds you for the first time in his arms and you think, How perfect, how splendid, but then, when your love isn't your love any more, you think only, I let him touch me, how horrid, how vile.