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William Goldman quotes

American Novelist August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018

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William Goldman quote: "Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all."
Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling..."
Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "You mock my pain! Life is pain, anyone who says otherwise is..."
You mock my pain! Life is pain, anyone who says otherwise is obviously selling something! William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is..."
Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "He had risked his life and now it was walking away from him,..."
He had risked his life and now it was walking away from him, hand-in-hand with a Ruffian prince. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life."
Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life. William Goldman
In the kitchen, Chub clung to the wall, made no sound whatsoever, but his mouth opened and closed, opened and closed, as he told himself, kept telling himself, that life was material, everything was material - you just had to live long enough to see how to use it. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "The easiest thing to do on earth is not write…But this is life..."
The easiest thing to do on earth is not write…But this is life on earth, you can't have everything. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "I've been in the revenge buisness for so long, now that it's..."
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. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "Who says life is fair, where is that written?"
Who says life is fair, where is that written? William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "But this is life on earth, you can't have everything."
But this is life on earth, you can't have everything. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "He was the mighty Fezzik, lover of rhymes, and you did not..."
He was the mighty Fezzik, lover of rhymes, and you did not give up, no matter what. William Goldman
you were already more beautiful than anything I dared to dream. In our years apart, my imaginings did their best to improve on you perfection. At night, your face was forever behind my eyes. And now I see that that vision who kept me company in my loneliness was a hag compared to the beauty now before me.” –Westley Enough about my beauty.” Buttercup said. “Everybody always talks about how beautiful I am. I’ve got a mind, Westley. Talk about that. William Goldman
One thing you know when you're ten is that no matter what, there's gonna be a happy ending. They can sweat all they want, the authors, but back of it all you know, you just have no doubt, that in the long run justice is going to win out. William Goldman
Inigo was in despair. Hard to find on the map (this was after maps) not because cartographers didn’t know of its existence, but because when they visited to measure its precise dimensions, they became so depressed they began to drink and question everything, most notably why anyone would want to be something as stupid as a cartographer. It required constant travel, no one ever knew your name, and, most of all, why bother? There grew up, then, a gentleman’s agreement among mapmakers of the... William Goldman

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