William Goldman quotes

William Goldman was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, acclaimed for works such as "The Princess Bride" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." His storytelling skill set new standards in both literature and film. He became renowned for his witty dialogue and ability to create unforgettable characters. Here are 103 of his quotes:

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. (William Goldman)
This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it. View quote
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Anybody that says different is selling something. View quote
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Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited. View quote
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I'm not witch. I'm your wife. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'll tell you the truth and its up to you to live with it. View quote
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The enemy is always in the mind. View quote
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Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches. View quote
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My heart was now a secret garden and the walls were very high. View quote
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When I was your age, television was called books. (William Goldman)
Cynics are simply thwarted romantics. View quote
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You could concentrate much more deeply when you were alone with agony. View quote
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Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while. View quote
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I write out of revenge. View quote
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Since the invention of the kiss, there have only been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind. View quote
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But when a girl gives a boy a dead squid - that had to mean something. View quote
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In Hollywood, no one knows anything. View quote
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Flaws would not only bring death but, far worse, humiliation. View quote
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You're an enemy of art and I pity your ignorance," Domingo said. View quote
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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. (William Goldman)
There have been five great kisses since 1642 B. C...(before then couples hooked thumbs.) And the precise rating of kisses is a terribly difficult thing, often leading to great controversy.... Well, this one left them all behind. View quote
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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. View quote
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I could give you my word as a Spaniard," Inigo said. "No good," the man in black replied. "I've known too many Spaniards. View quote
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Buttercup's mother whirled on him. 'Did you forget to pay your taxes?' (This was after taxes. But everything is after taxes. Taxes were here even before stew.) View quote
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William Goldman

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Occupation: American Novelist
Born: August 12, 1931
Died: November 16, 2018
Quotes count: 103

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