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William Goldman Quote: “Is this a kissing book?”

151. “Is this a kissing book?”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “And 5:25 when the screaming started outside the main gate.”

152. “And 5:25 when the screaming started outside the main gate.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “The new doctors all agreed on various tried-and-true medications, and within forty-eight hours of their coming on the case, the King was dead.”

153. “The new doctors all agreed on various tried-and-true medications, and within forty-eight hours of their coming on the case, the King was dead.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “For the pedant, dates are deities, worthy of worship, but for the true social historian, they are minutiae only, a shorthand, convenient reminders and no more. You do not ask a Titanic survivor, ‘Let me see now, just exactly when was that?’ You ask him this: ‘What was it like? How did you feel?’ And that is the job of the social historian: to make the past vibrant for the present; to emotionally involve those of us who were not there. And to make us understand.”

154. “For the pedant, dates are deities, worthy of worship, but for the true social historian, they are minutiae only, a shorthand, convenient reminders and no more. You do not ask a Titanic survivor, ‘Let me see now, just exactly when was that?’ You ask him this: ‘What was it like? How did you feel?’ And that is the job of the social historian: to make the past vibrant for the present; to emotionally involve those of us who were not there. And to make us understand.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “What can I do to improve my personal appearance?” “Start by bathing,” her father said.”

155. “What can I do to improve my personal appearance?” “Start by bathing,” her father said.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “May I please tell you something, Highness? You’re very cold – ” “I’m not – ” “ – very cold and very young, and if you live, I think you’ll turn to hoarfrost – ” “Why do you pick at me? I have come to terms with my life, and that is my affair – I am not cold, I swear, but I have decided certain things, it is best for me to ignore emotion; I have not been happy dealing with it – ” Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.”

156. “May I please tell you something, Highness? You’re very cold – ” “I’m not – ” “ – very cold and very young, and if you live, I think you’ll turn to hoarfrost – ” “Why do you pick at me? I have come to terms with my life, and that is my affair – I am not cold, I swear, but I have decided certain things, it is best for me to ignore emotion; I have not been happy dealing with it – ” Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.”

157. “You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “He always avoided arrest, and everyone except Yellin thought Falkbridge must be bribing somebody. Yellin knew he was bribing somebody, since every month, rain or shine, Falkbridge came to Yellin’s house and gave him a sarchel full of money.”

158. “He always avoided arrest, and everyone except Yellin thought Falkbridge must be bribing somebody. Yellin knew he was bribing somebody, since every month, rain or shine, Falkbridge came to Yellin’s house and gave him a sarchel full of money.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “I have loved you for several hours now, and every second, more.”

159. “I have loved you for several hours now, and every second, more.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “As long as you think you can fight your way out of trouble, you will never be able to fight your way out of trouble.”

160. “As long as you think you can fight your way out of trouble, you will never be able to fight your way out of trouble.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “There was no place to take him after Fezzik’s punch landed, except to his own bed, where he remained with his eyes shut for a day and a half, except for when the milkman came to fix his broken jaw – 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 bones, the logic being that since milk was so good for bones, who would know more about broken bones than a milkman?”

161. “There was no place to take him after Fezzik’s punch landed, except to his own bed, where he remained with his eyes shut for a day and a half, except for when the milkman came to fix his broken jaw – 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 bones, the logic being that since milk was so good for bones, who would know more about broken bones than a milkman?”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “The truth,’ said Westley, ‘is that you would rather live with your prince than die with your love.’ ‘I would rather live than die, I admit it.’ ‘We are talking of love, madam.’ There was a long pause. Then Buttercup said it: ‘I can live without love.’ And with that she left Westley alone.”

162. “The truth,’ said Westley, ‘is that you would rather live with your prince than die with your love.’ ‘I would rather live than die, I admit it.’ ‘We are talking of love, madam.’ There was a long pause. Then Buttercup said it: ‘I can live without love.’ And with that she left Westley alone.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “The main thing was to know the world, every twenty-five years or so, back for a couple hundred years, and if you had that info handy, always there under your belt, then you could figure out the gaps.”

163. “The main thing was to know the world, every twenty-five years or so, back for a couple hundred years, and if you had that info handy, always there under your belt, then you could figure out the gaps.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “In the kitchen, Chub clung to the wall, made no sound whatsoever, but his mouth opened and closed, opened and closed, as he told himself, kept telling himself, that life was material, everything was material – you just had to live long enough to see how to use it.”

164. “In the kitchen, Chub clung to the wall, made no sound whatsoever, but his mouth opened and closed, opened and closed, as he told himself, kept telling himself, that life was material, everything was material – you just had to live long enough to see how to use it.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “A sailor? A common sailor? A common ordinary seaman bests the great Inigo Montoya with the sword? In-con-ceiv-a-ble. He must be the Dread Pirate Roberts. Otherwise it makes no sense.”

165. “A sailor? A common sailor? A common ordinary seaman bests the great Inigo Montoya with the sword? In-con-ceiv-a-ble. He must be the Dread Pirate Roberts. Otherwise it makes no sense.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “He’ll never catch up!” the Sicilian cried. “Inconceivable!” “You keep using that word!” the Spaniard snapped. “I don’t think it means what you think it does.”

166. “He’ll never catch up!” the Sicilian cried. “Inconceivable!” “You keep using that word!” the Spaniard snapped. “I don’t think it means what you think it does.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “That explains it.” Actually, of course, it didn’t explain anything, but whenever doctors are confused about something, which is really more frequently than any of us would do well to think about, they always snatch at something in the vicinity of the case and add, “That explains it.”

167. “That explains it.” Actually, of course, it didn’t explain anything, but whenever doctors are confused about something, which is really more frequently than any of us would do well to think about, they always snatch at something in the vicinity of the case and add, “That explains it.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “The village boys. The beef-witted featherbrained rattleskulled clodpated dim-domed noodle-noggined sapheaded lunk-knobbed boys.”

168. “The village boys. The beef-witted featherbrained rattleskulled clodpated dim-domed noodle-noggined sapheaded lunk-knobbed boys.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “I’m not crazy; I’m just colorful.”

169. “I’m not crazy; I’m just colorful.”

— William Goldman

William Goldman Quote: “When I was your age, television was called books.”

170. “When I was your age, television was called books.”

— William Goldman

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