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William Goldman quotes

American Novelist August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018

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William Goldman quote: "You can never trust what you read."
You can never trust what you read. William Goldman
Who can know when his world is going to change? who can tell before it happens.... the doors that were slamming shut while others slid into the clear. Who can sense revelation in the wind? What happened was just this : I got hooked on the story. William Goldman
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.) William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "I could give you my word as a Spaniard," Inigo said."No good,"..."
I could give you my word as a Spaniard," Inigo said."No good," the man in black replied. "I've known too many Spaniards. William Goldman
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.) William Goldman
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. William Goldman
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. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "There are always too few perfect breasts in this world; leave..."
There are always too few perfect breasts in this world; leave yours alone. William Goldman
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. William Goldman
I suppose I was dying again, so I asked the Lord of Permanent Affection for the strength to live the day. Clearly, the answer came in the affirmative."I didn't know there was such a Fellow," Buttercup said."Neither did I, in truth, but if He didn't exist, I didn't much want to either. 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. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most..."
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "You're an enemy of art and I pity your ignorance," Domingo said."
You're an enemy of art and I pity your ignorance," Domingo said. William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "Death of the heart,' the subtitle says. Whose death? And even..."
Death of the heart,' the subtitle says. Whose death? And even more important maybe, whose heart? William Goldman
William Goldman quote: "This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never..."
This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it. William Goldman

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