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Aaron would not come out
aaron entered into agony. — William Goldman

The chapters on whaling in MOBY DICK can be omitted by all but the most punishment-loving readers. — William Goldman

So you think this is a trap then? the Count said. I think everything is a trap. which is why I am still alive. said the prince — William Goldman

What with one thing and another, three years passed. — William Goldman

You are wonderful, Father.""I'm more than wonderful, how dare you insult me. — William Goldman

You had to admire a guy who called his own new book a classic before it was published and anyone else had a chance to read it. — William Goldman

You miserable vomitous mass, — William Goldman

My Westley will come for me. — William Goldman

The Sicilian's word was not just law, it was gospel. — William Goldman

It was 5.48, and she knew that she would never die. — William Goldman

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian. — William Goldman

I am not a planner. I follow. Tell me what to do and no man alive does it better. But my mind is like fine wine; it travels badly. — William Goldman

God grant you your quota of smiles. — William Goldman

Flaws would not only bring death but, far worse, humiliation. — William Goldman

I have loved you for several hours now, and every second, more. — William Goldman

I know something you do not know. I am not left-handed either. — William Goldman

Life isn't just fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. -William Goldman — Ann Brashares

What's the handle, Zock? — William Goldman

I only wish we could stay for his grief - it should be Homeric. — William Goldman

Cynics are simply thwarted romantics. — William Goldman

I'll tell you the truth and its up to you to live with it. — William Goldman

He didn't forget this either. He just didn't remember it in time. . . . — William Goldman

Isn't it awful what we'll do in this world to feel wanted? — William Goldman

thereafter, the selfsame — William Goldman

There was no denying the fact that there was a certain excitement in the air. — William Goldman

You keep using that word!" the Spaniard snapped. "I don't think it means what you think it does. — William Goldman

There were stories that the King was dying, that he was already dead, that he had been dead long since, that he was fine. — William Goldman

The new doctors all agreed on various tried-and-true medications, and within forty-eight hours of their coming on the case, the King was dead. — William Goldman

Who says life is fair, where is that written? — William Goldman

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life. — William Goldman

If you write movies, you never know who the enemy is. Someone is going to fuck you, that's a given. — William Goldman

He was the mighty Fezzik, lover of rhymes, and you did not give up, no matter what. — William Goldman

The Serpent, to my interpretation, was pain. — William Goldman

We are one heartbeat," and she kissed him softly and said, "And will always be. — William Goldman

Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled. — William Goldman

That's all you need? Easy. I love you.Okay? Want it louder?I love you. Spell it out schould I l-o-v-e y-o-u. Want it backwards You love I. — William Goldman

Funny thing- Morgenstern's folk's were named Max and Valerie and his father was a doctor. — William Goldman

Guess?" Vizzini cried. "I don't guess. I think. I ponder. I deduce. Then I decide. But I never guess. — William Goldman

You seem a decent fellow," Inigo said. "I hate to kill you."
You seem a decent fellow," answered the man in black. "I hate to die. — William Goldman

You mean you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword and we'll try to kill each other like civilized people, is that — William Goldman

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

Will you draw your sword with your free hand?"
"I already have. Will you make a fist with yours?"
"It's clenched. — William Goldman

When this is over we will see who is right, and who is dead. — William Goldman

Nobody knows anything. — William Goldman

Myself am often surprised at life's little quirks — William Goldman

What can I do to improve my personal appearance?" "Start by bathing," her father said. — William Goldman

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. — William Goldman

If you do not kiss my mouth, Inigo Montoya of Spain, I will more than likely die. — William Goldman

Inigo Montoya: He's right on top of us. I wonder if he is using the same wind we are using. — William Goldman

But when a girl gives a boy a dead squid - that had to mean something. — William Goldman

Death of the heart,' the subtitle says, Whose death? And even more important maybe, whose heart? — William Goldman

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia. — William Goldman

He had risked his life and now it was walking away from him, hand-in-hand with a Ruffian prince. — William Goldman

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. [ Inigo Montoya ] — William Goldman

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential. — William Goldman

When was the last time you read a book? The truth now. And picture books don't count-I mean something with print in it. — William Goldman

You mock my pain! Life is pain, anyone who says otherwise is obviously selling something! — William Goldman

Sonny, don't you tell me what's worthwhile
true love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. Everybody knows that. — William Goldman

But my mind is like a thin line; it travels badly. I go from thought to thought but not with logic, and I forget things [ ... ] — William Goldman

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

Give the reader what they want, just not the way they expect it. — William Goldman

You can never trust what you read. — William Goldman

It's an accepted fact that all writers are crazy; even the normal ones are weird. — William Goldman

Dummy, dummy, go out now and fill your tummy. — William Goldman

There are always too few perfect breasts in this world; leave yours alone. — William Goldman

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

One final silly face.
One blessed responding laugh.
Fezzik closed his eyes then, thinking only this: thank God I was a giant after all.... — William Goldman

I don't have to tell you, once you get a corpse really caught up in conversation, your battle's half over. — William Goldman

She was, through no real faults of her own, perfect. — William Goldman

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything. — William Goldman

He always felt better when he could dole out pain alone. — William Goldman

The only way forward is to never look back. — William Goldman

Life is pain. Anyone who says otherwise is selling something. — William Goldman

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

I write out of revenge. — William Goldman

You could concentrate much more deeply when you were alone with agony. — William Goldman

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print. — William Goldman

No more rhymes now I mean it!" "Anybody want a peanut?" "AAHH! — William Goldman

At 8:23 there seemed every chance of a lasting alliance starting between Florin and Guilder.
At 8:24 the two nations were very close to war. — William Goldman

It must have been fifty seconds before Doc died.
Long time. — William Goldman

You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death. — William Goldman

I got to belch my witch; she's done eating by now. — William Goldman

Some of the wrong people die. Be ready for it. This isn't Curious George Uses the Potty. — William Goldman

Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while. — William Goldman

Miracle Max: Have fun stormin' da castle.
Valerie: Think it'll work?
Miracle Max: It would take a miracle. — William Goldman

The infant is ten and he stays, — William Goldman

Wow, brains as well as boobs. — William Goldman

Duhhhhhhh, tanks, Buttercup. — William Goldman

It's not important, believe me; the past has a way of being past. — William Goldman

There's death coming up, and you better understand this:some of the wrong people die.Be ready for it. — William Goldman

Don't come out all that well a lot of the time, but that can't be helped. — William Goldman

Buttercup's parents did not have exactly what you might call a happy marriage. All they ever dreamed of was leaving each other. — William Goldman

He looked as much like Karl as Cuddles Sakall resembled Argentina Rocca. — William Goldman

Anything there is that I can do for you, I will do for you; anything there is that I cannot do, I will learn to do. — William Goldman

I don't like killing a girl," the Spaniard said.
"God does it all the time; if it doesn't bother Him, don't let it worry you. — William Goldman

The hollowness was in his arms and the world was snowing. — William Goldman

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. — William Goldman

Love is many things none of them logical. — William Goldman

Buttercup sat up in bed. It must be his teeth. The farm boy did have good teeth, give credit where credit was due. — William Goldman

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