--- title: "4 Ending Quotes By William Goldman" description: "4 Ending quotes by William Goldman. Plus more from William Goldman and more Ending sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/william-goldman-1095_ending_well-i-m-an-abridger-so-i-m-entitled-to_1183270.png" --- > [“Well, I’m an abridger, so I’m entitled to a few ideas of my own. Did they make it? Was the pirate ship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/well-i-m-an-abridger-so-i-m-entitled-to-a-few-ideas-of-my-own-did/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/william-goldman-1095_ending_well-i-m-an-abridger-so-i-m-entitled-to_1183270.png) > [“Look. (Grow-ups skip this paragraph.) I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending. I already said in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/look-grow-ups-skip-this-paragraph-i-m-not-about-to-tell-you-this-book/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/william-goldman-1095_books_look-grow-ups-skip-this-paragraph-i-m-no_1973688.jpg) > [“One thing you know when you're ten is that no matter what, there's gonna be a happy ending. They can sweat all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/one-thing-you-know-when-you-re-ten-is-that-no-matter-what-there-s/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/william-goldman-1095_books_one-thing-you-know-when-you-re-ten-is-th_2676249.png) > [Look. (Grown-ups skip this paragraph) I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending. I already said in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/look-grown-ups-skip-this-paragraph-i-m-not-about-to-tell-you-this/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/william-goldman-1095_book_look-grown-ups-skip-this-paragraph-i-m-n_2831423.png) ## Other authors on Ending ## 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/ending/william-goldman/#itemlist", "name": "4 Ending Quotes By William Goldman", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Well, I’m an abridger, so I’m entitled to a few ideas of my own. Did they make it? Was the pirate ship there? You can answer it for yourself, but, for me, I say yes it was. And yes, they got away. And got their strength back and had lots of adventures and more than their share of laughs. But that doesn’t mean I think they had a happy ending, either. 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