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title: "4 Fencing Quotes By William Goldman"
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> [“Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/fencing-fighting-torture-poison-true-love-hate-revenge-giants-hunters/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/william-goldman-1095_beasts_fencing-fighting-torture-poison-true-lov_1937916.jpg)

> [He held up a book then. “I'm going to read it to you for relax.” “Does it have any sports in it?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/he-held-up-a-book-then-i-m-going-to-read-it-to-you-for-relax-does-it/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/375/william-goldman-1095_adventure_he-held-up-a-book-then-i-m-going-to-read_2250812.png)

> [“May my hands fall from my wrists before I kill an artist like yourself," said the man in black. "I would as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/may-my-hands-fall-from-my-wrists-before-i-kill-an-artist-like/)

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

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> [“Has it got any sports in it?” “Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/has-it-got-any-sports-in-it-fencing-fighting-torture-poison-true-love-3/)

[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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