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William Goldman Quotes

Total quotes: 12
“Writing is finally about one thing: going into a room alone and doing it. Putting words on paper that have never been there in quite that way before. And although you are physically by yourself, the haunting Demon never leaves you, that Demon being the knowledge of your own terrible limitations, your hopeless inadequacy, the impossibility of ever getting it right. No matter how diamond-bright your ideas are dancing in your brain, on paper they are earthbound”
— William Goldman, Adventures in the Screen Trade
Tagged: Writing, Writing Advice, challenges in writing, Writer Problems, self-doubt of a writer, struggles of a writer
“This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.”
— William Goldman, The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Tagged: first lines of books
“There is no room in my body for anything but you. My arms love you, my ears adore you, my knees shake with blind affection. My mind begs you...”
— William Goldman, The Princess Bride
Tagged: Love, romance, Loving, Loving Deeply, loving passionately, affection, Infatuation
“I do not envy you the headache you will have when you awake. But for now, rest well and dream of large women.”
— Man In Black, The Princess Bride
Tagged: Envy, Sleep
“There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.”
— Westley, The Princess Bride
Tagged: breasts, boobs, Damage
“Inigo Montoya: You know, Fezzik, you finally did something right.

Fezzik: Don't worry, I won't let it go to my head.”
— Fezzik, The Princess Bride
Tagged: Right, worry, Head
“I just want you to feel you’re doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed.”
— Fezzik, The Princess Bride
Tagged: Right, worry, Head
“The sun was rising behind her now; she could feel the heat on her back, and it gave her courage.”
— William Goldman, The Princess Bride: An Illustrated Edition of S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Tagged: The Princess Bride, William Goldman
“Why do you wear a mask? Were you burned by acid or something like that?”
— Fezzik, The Princess Bride
Tagged: face, Mask, Acid, ugly
“Do I love you? My god, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.”
— William Goldman, The Princess Bride
Tagged: Brutally Honest, Passionate, Love, True Love, romance
“Buttercup: We'll never survive.

Westley: Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has.”
— Westley, The Princess Bride
Tagged: survive
“Oh, please don't worry. I'm not going into that cavity. That nerve's already dying. A live, freshly cut nerve is infinitely more sensitive. So I'll just drill into a healthy tooth until I reach the pulp. Unless, of course, you can tell me that it's safe.”
— Christian Szell, Marathon Man
Tagged: Nazi Movies, Torture
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