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> [“Later, years later even, sometimes I might say, "How about the duel on the cliff with Inigo and the man in black?" and my father would gruff and grumble and get the book and lick his thumb, turning pages till…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/later-years-later-even-sometimes-i-might-say-how-about-the-duel-on/)

[William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/)

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> [“To the pain means this: if we duel and you win, death for me. If we duel and I win, life for you. But life on my terms. The first thing you lose will be your feet. Below the ankle.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/to-the-pain-means-this-if-we-duel-and-you-win-death-for-me-if-we-duel/)

[William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/)

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## 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/)

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