--- title: "6 Buttercup Said Quotes By William Goldman" description: "6 Buttercup Said quotes by William Goldman. Plus more from William Goldman and more Buttercup Said sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/william-goldman-1095_affection_i-suppose-i-was-dying-again-so-i-asked-t_261495.png" --- > [I suppose I was dying again, so I asked the Lord of Permanent Affection for the strength to live the day. Clearly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/i-suppose-i-was-dying-again-so-i-asked-the-lord-of-permanent/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/william-goldman-1095_affection_i-suppose-i-was-dying-again-so-i-asked-t_261495.png) > [Enough about my beauty," Buttercup said. "Everybody always talks about how beautiful I am. I've got a mind, Westley. Talk about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/enough-about-my-beauty-buttercup-said-everybody-always-talks-about/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/william-goldman-1095_beautiful_enough-about-my-beauty-buttercup-said-ev_459388.png) > [I love you,” Buttercup said. “I know this must come as something of a surprise, since all I’ve ever done is scorn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/i-love-you-buttercup-said-i-know-this-must-come-as-something-of-a/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc7/william-goldman-1095_buttercup_i-love-you-buttercup-said-i-know-this-mu_747125.png) > [“I love you,' Buttercup said. 'I know this must come as something of a surprise to you, since all I've ever done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/i-love-you-buttercup-said-i-know-this-must-come-as-something-of-a-2/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/william-goldman-1095_affection_i-love-you-buttercup-said-i-know-this-mu_1811189.jpg) > [you were already more beautiful than anything I dared to dream. In our years apart, my imaginings did their best to improve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/you-were-already-more-beautiful-than-anything-i-dared-to-dream-in-our/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/william-goldman-1095_beautiful_you-were-already-more-beautiful-than-any_1866015.jpg) > [“I must court her now,' said the Prince. 'Leave us alone for a minute.' He rode the white expertly down the hill.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/i-must-court-her-now-said-the-prince-leave-us-alone-for-a-minute-he/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/william-goldman-1095_humor_i-must-court-her-now-said-the-prince-lea_1931445.png) ## More by William Goldman > [“aaron would not come out aaron entered into agony.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/aaron-would-not-come-out-aaron-entered-into-agony/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/inigo-was-in-despair-hard-to-find-on-the-map-this-was-after-maps-not/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/you-re-alive-fezzik-cried-the-man-in-black-sat-immobile-like-a/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/you-thought-i-was-answering-as-you-wish-but-that-s-only-because-you/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/one-way-an-author-dies-a-little-each-day-is-when-his-books-go-out-of/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“And when she at last came out, her eyes were dry. Her parents stared up from their silent breakfast at her. They both started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/and-when-she-at-last-came-out-her-eyes-were-dry-her-parents-stared-up/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“En mi cuerpo no hay sitio más que para tí.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/en-mi-cuerpo-no-hay-sitio-m-s-que-para-t/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“any experience is profitable if you allow it to be, all actions are profitable, no matter how badly you may suffer from them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/any-experience-is-profitable-if-you-allow-it-to-be-all-actions-are/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [You have a dizzying intellect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/you-have-a-dizzying-intellect/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“Buttercup could picture Westley rounding the final corner. There were four guards outside waiting. At ten seconds per guard, she began figuring, but then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/buttercup-could-picture-westley-rounding-the-final-corner-there-were/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/well-you-haven-t-once-said-you-loved-me-that-s-all-you-need-easy-i/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [You think this is a trap then?" the Count asked. "I always think everything is a trap until proven otherwise," the Prince answered. "Which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/you-think-this-is-a-trap-then-the-count-asked-i-always-think/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“He nodded, took a step away. “I’ll send for you soon. Believe me." “Would my Westley ever lie?” He took another step. “I’m late.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/he-nodded-took-a-step-away-i-ll-send-for-you-soon-believe-me-would-my/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“This was not before doctors, but in Turkey they hadn't gotten around to claiming the bone business yet; milkmen still were in charge of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/this-was-not-before-doctors-but-in-turkey-they-hadn-t-gotten-around/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) > [“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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/sonny-don-t-you-tell-me-what-s-worthwhile-true-love-is-the-best-thing/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buttercup-said/william-goldman/#itemlist", "name": "6 Buttercup Said Quotes By William Goldman", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I suppose I was dying again, so I asked the Lord of Permanent Affection for the strength to live the day. 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'I know this must come as something of a surprise to you, 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. Your eyes are like that, did you know? Well they are. How many minutes ago was I? Twenty? Had I brought my feelings up to then? It doesn't matter.' Buttercup still could not look at him. The sun was rising behind her now; she could feel the heat on her back, and it gave her courage. 'I love you so much more now than twenty minutes ago that there cannot be comparison. I love you so much more now then when you opened your hovel door, there cannot be comparison. 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Dearest Westley--I've never called you that before, have I?--Westley, Westley, Westley, Westley, Westley,--darling Westley, adored Westley, sweet perfect Westley, 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.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Goldman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/i-love-you-buttercup-said-i-know-this-must-come-as-something-of-a-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/william-goldman-1095_affection_i-love-you-buttercup-said-i-know-this-mu_1811189.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/william-goldman-1095_affection_i-love-you-buttercup-said-i-know-this-mu_1811189.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/william-goldman-1095_affection_i-love-you-buttercup-said-i-know-this-mu_1811189.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love you,' Buttercup said. 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