One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print. — William Goldman Copy Share Image
This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it. — William Goldman Copy Share Image
If you're going to abridge a book in the author's own words, you can't go sticking your own in. — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“Later, years later even, sometimes I might say, "How about the duel on the cliff with Inigo and the man in black?"… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
It's one of my biggest memories of my father reading. I had pneumonia, remember, but I was a little better now, and… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
And that's when she put her book down. And looked at me. And said it: "Life isn't fair, Bill. we tell our… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
Chapter One. The Bride." He held up the book then. "I'm reading it to you for relax." He practically shoved the book… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“Look. (Grow-ups skip this paragraph.) I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending. I already said in the… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
The Princess Bride S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure You had to admire a guy who called his… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
He held up a book then. “I'm going to read it to you for relax.” “Does it have any sports in it?”… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
When was the last time you read a book? The truth now. And picture books don't count-I mean something with print in… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“One thing you know when you're ten is that no matter what, there's gonna be a happy ending. They can sweat all… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“You had to admire a guy who called his own new book a classic before it was published and anyone else had… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“For the first time in my life, I became actively interested in a book. Me the sports fanatic, me the game freak,… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
Look. (Grown-ups skip this paragraph) I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending. I already said in the… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“Who can know when his world is going to change? . . . Who would suspect that in the morning a different… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“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… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
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… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“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… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print. — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“And when she at last came out, her eyes were dry. Her parents stared up from their silent breakfast at her. They both started… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“any experience is profitable if you allow it to be, all actions are profitable, no matter how badly you may suffer from them.” — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“Buttercup could picture Westley rounding the final corner. There were four guards outside waiting. At ten seconds per guard, she began figuring, but then… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
“Well, you haven’t once said you loved me.’ ‘That’s all you need? Easy. I love you. Okay? Want it louder? I love you. Spell… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
You think this is a trap then?" the Count asked. "I always think everything is a trap until proven otherwise," the Prince answered. "Which… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
