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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

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Writing Is Finally About

William Goldman

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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.

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While He Was Watching The Ships, Buttercup Shoved Him With All Her Strength Remaining. [...] Down Went The Man In Black. [...] "you Can Die Too For All I Care," She Said, And Then She Turned Away. Words Followed Her. Whispered From Far, Weak And Warm And Familiar. "as...you...wish..."

Westley Closed His Eyes. There Was Pain Coming And He Had To Be Ready For It. He Had To Prepare His Brain, He Had To Get His Mind Controlled And Safe From Their Efforts, So That They Could Not Break Him. He Would Not Let Them Break Him. He Would Hold Together Against Anything And All. If Only They Gave Him Sufficient Time To Make Ready, He Knew He Could Defeat Pain. It Turned Out They Gave Him Sufficient Time (it Was Months Before The Machine Was Ready). But They Broke Him Anyway.

Let Me Get This Thing Straight, Inigo--we Had Scraps For Dinner? I'm In Your Fantasy And The Best You Can Come Up With Is Scraps?" She Turned Toward The Door Then. "you Have No Chance Of Winning My Heart.

Miracle Max: Have Fun Stormin' Da Castle. Valerie: Think It'll Work? Miracle Max: It Would Take A Miracle.

Someone Would Have To Keep His Wits, And He Had Assumed Automatically That Since Fezzik Had So Few, He Would Find Retaining Them Not All That Difficult.

He's Right On Top Of Us. I Wonder If He Is Using The Same Wind We Are Using.

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.

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Her Mother Was My Wife," The Count Roared, Loudest Of All. "you Pathetic Excuse For Am Money-grubbing Fool, You Disgrace To The Face Of The World." And With A Shriek Of Disgust He Turned And Was Gone. Guilietta Was Beside Inigo Then, So Excited. "daddy Likes You," She Said.

Buttercup's Mother Hesitated, Then Put Her Stew Spoon Down. (this Was After Stew, But So Is Everything. When The First Man First Clambered From The Slime And Made His First Home On Land, What He Had For Supper That First Night Was Stew.)

I Have Stayed These Years In My Hovel Because Of You. I Have Taught Myself Languages Because Of You. I Have Made My Body Strong Because I Thought You Might Be Pleased By A Strong Body. I Have Lived My Life With Only The Prayer That Some Sudden Dawn You Might Glance In My Direction. I Have Not Known A Moment In Years When The Sight Of You Did Not Send My Heart Careening Against My Rib Cage. I Have Not Known A Night When Your Visage Did Not Accompany Me To Sleep. There Has Not Been A Morning When You Did Not Flutter Behind My Waking Eyelids.

When I Was Your Age, Television Was Called Books.

Dummy, Dummy, Go Out Now And Fill Your Tummy.

Good Night, Westley. Good Work. Sleep Well. I'll Most Likely Kill You In The Morning.

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.

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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.

I Just Know Once You're Over Your Emotional Outbursts, You'll Come Up With-' I Mean If We Even Had A Wheelbarrow, That Would Be Something,' Westley Said.

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Love Is Many Things None Of Them Logical.

And That's When She Put Her Book Down. And Looked At Me. And Said It: "life Isn't Fair, Bill. We Tell Our Children That It Is, But It's A Terrible Thing To Do. It's Not Only A Lie, It's A Cruel Lie. Life Is Not Fair, And It Never Has Been, And It's Never Going To Be.

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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.)

See?" Fezzik Pointed Then. Far Down, At The Very Bottom Of The Mountain Path, The Man In Black Could Be Seen Running. "inigo Is Beaten." Inconceivable!" Exploded The Sicilian. Fezzik Never Dared Disagree With The Hunchback. "i'm So Stupid," Fezzik Nodded. "inigo Has Not Lost To The Man In Black, He Has Defeated Him. And To Prove It He Has Put On All The Man In Black's Clothes And Masks And Hoods And Boots And Gained Eighty Pounds.

You Are Trying To Kidnap What I Have Rightfully Stolen, And I Think It Quite Ungentlemanly.

Fool!" Cried The Hunchback. "you Fell Victim To One Of The Classic Blunders. The Most Famous Is 'never Get Involved In A Land War In Asia,' But Only Slightly Less Well Known Is This: 'never Go In Against A Sicilian When Death Is On The Line.

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My Name Is Inigo Montoya, You Killed My Father, Prepare To Die!

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Inconceivable!" "you Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.

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If All That's Going On In Your Scenes Is What's Going On In Your Scenes, Think About It A Long Time.

I Say You Are A Coward And You Are; I Think You Hunt Only To Reassure Yourself That You Are Not What You Are: The Weakest Thing To Ever Walk The Earth. He Will Come For Me And Then We Will Be Gone, And You Will Be Helpless For All Your Hunting, Because Westley And I Are Joined By The Bond Of Love And You Cannot Track That, Not With A Thousand Bloodhounds, And You Cannot Break It, Not With A Thousand Swords.

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You Can Never Trust What You Read.

The Countess Was Considerably Younger Than Her Husband. All Of Her Clothes Came From Paris (this Was After Paris) And She Had Superb Taste. (this Was After Taste Too, But Only Just. And Since It Was Such A New Thing, And Since The Countess Was The Only Lady In All Florin To Posses It, Is It Any Wonder She Was The Leading Hostess In The Land?)

There Were Some Things You Did, No Matter What, And When A Friend Needed Help, You Helped Them.

There’s Death Coming Up, And You Better Understand This:some Of The Wrong People Die.be Ready For It.

Is This A Kissing Book?

The First Morning After Westley's Departure, Buttercup Thought She Was Entitled To Do Nothing More Than Sit Around Moping And Feeling Sorry For Herself. After All, The Love Of Her Life Had Fled, Life Had No Meaning, How Could You Face The Future, Et Cetera, Et Cetera.

And What Have I Done?" What? What?...you've Stolen Them." With That, Cornelia Fled, But Buttercup Understood; She Knew Who "them" Was. The Boys. The Beef-witted Featherbrained Rattledskulled Clodpated Dim-domed Noodle-noggined Sapheaded Lunk-knobbed Boys.

People Don't Remember Me. Really. It's Not A 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.

Flailing And Thrashing, Buttercup Wept And Tossed And Paced And Wept Some More, And There Have Been Three Great Cases Of Jealousy Since David Of Galilee Was First Afflicted With The Emotion When He Could No Longer Stand The Fact That His Neighbor Saul's Cactus Outshone His Own. (originally, Jealousy Pertained Solely To Plants, Other People's Cactus Or Ginkgoes, Or, Later, When There Was Grass, Grass, Which Is Why, Even To This Day, We Say That Someone Is Green With Jealousy.) Buttercup's Case Rated A Close Fourth On The All-time List. It Was A Very Long And Very Green Night.

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. She Was Seventeen, And Every Male She’d Ever Known Had Crumbled At Her Feet And It Meant Nothing. The One Time It Really Mattered, She Wasn’t Good Enough.

You Have A Dizzying Intellect.

Existence Was Really Very Simple When You Did What You Were Told.

You Are Wonderful, Father.""i'm More Than Wonderful, How Dare You Insult Me.

The Boys. The Village Boys. The Beef-witted Featherbrained Rattleskulled Clodpated Dimdomed Noodle-noggined Sapheaded Lunk-knobbed Boys. How Could Anybody Accuse Her Of Stealing Them? Why Would Anybody Want Them Anyway?

Tr...ooooo...luv...' Fezzik Grabbed Onto Inigo In Panic And They Both Pivoted, Staring At The Man In Black, Who Was Silent Again. '"true Love," He Said,' Inigo Cried. 'you Heard Him - True Love Is What He Wants To Come Back For. That's Certainly Worthwhile.' '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.

Flaws Would Not Only Bring Death But, Far Worse, Humiliation.

I Love You,” Buttercup Said. “i Know This Must Come As Something Of A Surprise, Since All I’ve Ever Done Is Scorn You And Degrade You And Taunt You, But I Have Loved You For Several Hours Now, And Every Second, More.

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.

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.)

"we’ll Never Survive!” “nonsense. You’re Only Saying That Because No One Ever Has."

Inside And Out, Westley's World Was Ripping Apart And He Could Do Nothing But Crack Along With It.

Chapter One. The Bride." He Held Up The Book Then. "i'm Reading It To You For Relax." He Practically Shoved The Book In My Face. "by S. Morgenstern. Great Florinese Writer. The Princess Bride. He Too Came To America. S. Morgenstern. Dead Now In New York. The English Is His Own. He Spoke Eight Tongues." Here My Father Put Down The Book And Held Up All His Fingers. "eight. Once In Florin City...

I Am Your Prince And You Will Marry Me," Humperdinck Said. Buttercup Whispered, "i Am Your Servant And I Refuse." "i Am You Prince And You Cannot Refuse." "i Am Your Loyal Servant And I Just Did." "refusal Means Death." "kill Me Then.

I Write Out Of Revenge.

For You See Each Day I Love You More Today More Than Yesterday And Less Than Tomorrow. Just Because You're Beautiful And Perfect, It's Made You Conceited.

I Love You More

I Understand Everything,” He Said. “you Understand Nothing, But It Really Doesn’t Matter, Since What You Mean Is, You’re Glad To See Me, Just As I’m Glad To See You Because No More Loneliness.” “that’s What I Mean,” Said Fezzik.

Never Argue With Your Wife About Hostility When She's A Certified Freudian.

Life Is Pain, Highness. Anyone Who Tells You Differently Is Selling Something.

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.

This Is My Favorite Book In All The World, Though I Have Never Read It.

I Seemed Busy, Busy, Busy, But I Suppose, If Pressed, I Might Have Admitted That, For All My Frenzy, I Was Very Much Alone.

In Hollywood, No One Knows Anything.

Westly, Westly, Westly, Westly, Westly,--darling Westly, Adored Westly, Sweet Perfect Westly, Whisper That I Have A Chance To Win Your Love." And With That, She Dared The Bravest Thing She'd Ever Done: She Looked Right Into His Eyes. He Closed The Door In Her Face.

You Don't Want To Be Rude But You Have To Be Careful - There Are A Lot Of Strange People Out There. (goldman Attributes This Quote To Cliff Robertson.)

One Of The Easiest Things In The World Is Not To Write... If It Were Easy, Everyone Would Do It.

But When A Girl Gives A Boy A Dead Squid - That Had To Mean Something.

Cynics Are Simply Thwarted Romantics.

I Am As Devoted To Adventure Now As Then, And That’s Never Going To Stop.

I Must Be Overtired', Buttercup Managed. 'the Excitement And All.' 'rest Then', Her Mother Cautioned. 'terrible Things Can Happen When You're Overtired. I Was Overtired The Night Your Father Proposed.

You're An Enemy Of Art And I Pity Your Ignorance," Domingo Said.

Do I Love You? My God, If Your Love Were A Grain Of Sand, Mine Would Be A Universe Of Beaches.

Do I Love You? My God, If Your Love Were A Grain Of Sand, Mine Would Be A Universe Of Beaches! If Your Love Were-" "i Don't Understand That First One Yet," Buttercup Interrupted. She Was Starting To Get Very Excited Now. "let Me Get This Straight. Are You Saying My Love Is A Grain Of Sand And Yours Is This Other Thing? Images Confuse Me So - Is This Universal Business Of Yours Bigger Than My Sand? Help Me, Westley. I Have The Feeling We're On The Verge Of Something Just Terribly Important.

No More Rhymes Now I Mean It!” “anybody Want A Peanut?” “aahh!

Get Used To Disappointment.

He Had Risked His Life And Now It Was Walking Away From Him, Hand-in-hand With A Ruffian Prince.

I’ll Tell You The Truth And Its Up To You To Live With It.

Everyone Had Told Her, Since She Became A Princess-in-training, That She Was Very Likely The Most Beautiful Woman In The World. Now She Was Going To Be The Richest And The Most Powerful As Well. Don't Expect Too Much From Life, Buttercup Told Herself As She Rode Along. Learn To Be Satisfied With What You Have.

The Infant Is Ten And He Stays.

Mawwage. Mawwage Is What Bwings Us Together Today.

It Was Only When The Giant Got Halfway Down The Incline That He Suddenly, Happily, Burst Into Flame And Continued His Trip Saying, "no Survivors, No Survivors!" In A Manner That Could Only Indicate Deadly Sincerity. It Was Seeing Him Happily Burning And Advancing That Startled The Brute Squad To Screaming. And Once That Happened, Why, Everybody Panicked And Ran.

Duhhhhhhh, Tanks, Buttercup.

Being A Screenwriter Is Not Enough For A Full Creative Life.

The Princess Bride S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale Of True Love And High Adventure You Had To Admire A Guy Who Called His Own New Book A Classic Before It Was Published And Anyone Had A Chance To Read It.

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.

But Just As He Knew The Sun Was Obliged To Rise Each Morning In The East, No Matter How Much A Western Arisal Might Have Pleased It, So He Knew That Buttercup Was Obliged To Spend Her Love On Him. Gold Was Inviting, And So Was Royalty, But They Could Not Match The Fever In His Heart, And Sooner Or Later She Would Have To Catch It. She Had Less Choice Than The Sun.

There Is No Room In My Body For Anything But You.

Yes, I Am A Failed Playwright. I Had Three Shows On Broadway By The Time I Was 30. They All Flopped, And I Fled.

Life Is Difficult. Anyone Who Says Different Is Trying To Sell You Something.

You Have To Protect Your Writing Time. You Have To Protect It To The Death.

My Westley Will Come For Me.

Who Says Life Is Fair, Where Is That Written?

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.

There Is One Crucial Rule That Must Be Followed In All Creative Meetings. Never Speak First. At Least At The Start, Your Job Is To Shut Up.

Now What Happens?" Asked The Man In Black. "we Face Each Other As God Intended," Fezzik Said. "no Tricks, No Weapons, Skill Against Skill Alone." "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 It?

Liar! Liar!" Shrieked Suddenly From The Now Open Trap Door. Miracle Max Whirled. "back, Witch--" He Commanded. "i'm Not A Witch, I'm Your Wife--" She Was Advancing On Him Now, An Ancient Tiny Fury--"and After What You've Just Done I Don't Think I Want To Be That Any More--

One Of The Things That Happens To Careers Out Here Is That People Destroy Themselves Because They Begin To Think They're Wonderful. They Begin To Think They Know What They're Doing, And The Minute That Happens, It's Over.

I Love You, I Know This Must Come As Something Of A Surprise, Since All I’ve Ever Done Is Scorn You And Degrade You And Taunt You, But I Have Loved You For Several Hours Now, And Every Second, More. I Thought An Hour Ago That I Loved You More Than Any Woman Has Ever Loved A Man, But A Half Hour After That I Knew That What I Felt Before Was Nothing Compared To What I Felt Then. But Ten Minutes After That, I Understood That My Previous Love Was A Puddle Compared To The High Seas Before A Storm.

You're Alive!" Fezzik Cried. The Man In Black Sat Immobile, Like A Ventriloquist's Dummy, Just His Mouth Moving. "that Is Perhaps The Most Childishly Obvious Remark I Have Ever Come Across.

Just Because You're Beautiful And Perfect, It's Made You Conceited.

Her Heart Was A Secret Garden And The Walls Were Very High.

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