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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. (William Goldman)
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. View quote
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There's death coming up, and you better understand this:some of the wrong people die. Be ready for it. View quote
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Miracle Max: Have fun stormin' da castle. Valerie: Think it'll work? Miracle Max: It would take a miracle. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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.) View quote
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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. View quote
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I mean, I really do think that love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. But I also have to say, for the umpty-umpth time, that life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. View quote
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We are men of action, lies do not become us. (William Goldman)
The easiest thing to do on earth is not write. View quote
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As you wish... View quote
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This was after stew. But then, so is everything. When the first man crawled out of the slime and went to make his home on land, what he had for dinner that night was stew. View quote
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There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours. View quote
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What kind of human person has a favorite eraser? View quote
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I must learn. View quote
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But I also have to say, for the umpty-umpth time, that life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. View quote
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you miserable vomitous mass. View quote
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One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print. View quote
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As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential. (William Goldman)
You can never trust what you read. View quote
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Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life. View quote
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Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled. View quote
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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. View quote
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