--- title: "3 Fair Quotes By William Goldman" description: "3 Fair quotes by William Goldman. Plus more from William Goldman and more Fair sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/william-goldman-1095_fair_who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-writ_730634.png" --- > [Who says life is fair, where is that written?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-written/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/william-goldman-1095_fair_who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-writ_730634.png) > [“Life isn’t fair, Bill. We tell our children that it is, but it’s a terrible thing to do. It’s not only a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/life-isn-t-fair-bill-we-tell-our-children-that-it-is-but-it-s-a/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/william-goldman-1095_children_life-isn-t-fair-bill-we-tell-our-childre_1657235.png) > [And that's when she put her book down. And looked at me. And said it: "Life isn't fair, Bill. we tell our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/and-that-s-when-she-put-her-book-down-and-looked-at-me-and-said-it/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/william-goldman-1095_bills_and-that-s-when-she-put-her-book-down-an_1848315.png) ## Other authors on Fair - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-suzy-kassem-596.jpg) Suzy Kassem 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/suzy-kassem/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sherrilyn-kenyon-84925.jpg) Sherrilyn Kenyon 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/sherrilyn-kenyon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-ovid-72960.jpg) Ovid 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/ovid/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-herbert-37751.jpg) George Herbert 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/george-herbert/) ## 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/fair/william-goldman/#itemlist", "name": "3 Fair Quotes By William Goldman", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Who says life is fair, where is that written?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Goldman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-written/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/william-goldman-1095_fair_who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-writ_730634.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/william-goldman-1095_fair_who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-writ_730634.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/william-goldman-1095_fair_who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-writ_730634.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Who says life is fair, where is that written?” — William Goldman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Life isn’t fair, Bill. We tell our children that it is, but it’s a terrible thing to do. It’s not only a lie, it’s a cruel lie. Life is not fair, and it never has been, and it’s never going to be.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Goldman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/life-isn-t-fair-bill-we-tell-our-children-that-it-is-but-it-s-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/william-goldman-1095_children_life-isn-t-fair-bill-we-tell-our-childre_1657235.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/william-goldman-1095_children_life-isn-t-fair-bill-we-tell-our-childre_1657235.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/william-goldman-1095_children_life-isn-t-fair-bill-we-tell-our-childre_1657235.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Life isn’t fair, Bill. We tell our children that it is, but it’s a terrible thing to do. It’s not only a…” — William Goldman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And that's when she put her book down. And looked at me. And said it: \"Life isn't fair, Bill. we tell our children that it is, but it's a terrible thing to do. It's not only a lie, it's a cruel lie. Life is not fair, and it never has been, and it's never going to be.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Goldman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/and-that-s-when-she-put-her-book-down-and-looked-at-me-and-said-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/william-goldman-1095_bills_and-that-s-when-she-put-her-book-down-an_1848315.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/william-goldman-1095_bills_and-that-s-when-she-put-her-book-down-an_1848315.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/william-goldman-1095_bills_and-that-s-when-she-put-her-book-down-an_1848315.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“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", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/william-goldman/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/william-goldman/", "name": "Fair Quotes by William Goldman", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/william-goldman/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/william-goldman-1095_fair_who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-writ_730634.png" }, "description": "3 Fair quotes by William Goldman. Plus more from William Goldman and more Fair sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/william-goldman/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/william-goldman/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Fair", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "William Goldman", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/william-goldman/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```