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It’s an accepted fact that all writers are crazy, even the normal ones are weird.

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William Goldman
Age: 87 †
Born: 1931
Born: August 12
Died: 2018
Died: November 16
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Highland Park
Illinois
S. Morgenstern
Harry Longbaugh
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The easiest thing to do on earth is not write…But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.
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There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up.
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I don't like killing a girl, the Spaniard said. God does it all the time if it doesn't bother Him, don't let it worry you.
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Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled.
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He was the mighty Fezzik, lover of rhymes, and you did not give up, no matter what.
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There are always too few perfect breasts in this world leave yours alone.
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No. Not yet. A craftsman only. But I dream to be an artist. I pray that someday, if I work with enough care, if I am very very lucky, I will make a weapon that is a work of art. Call me an artist then, and I will answer.
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While he was watching the ships, Buttercup shoved him with all her strength remaining. [...] Down went the man in black. [...] You can die too for all I care, she said, and then she turned away. Words followed her. Whispered from far, weak and warm and familiar. As...you...wish...
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Buttercup's mother whirled on him. 'Did you forget to pay your taxes?' (This was after taxes. But everything is after taxes. Taxes were here even before stew.)
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Let me get this thing straight, Inigo--we had SCRAPS for dinner? I'M in YOUR fantasy and the best you can come up with is SCRAPS? She turned toward the door then. You have no chance of winning my heart.
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There were some things you did, no matter what, and when a friend needed help, you helped them.
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You are trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen, and I think it quite ungentlemanly.
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Never get involved in a land war in Asia.
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Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.
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Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.
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The first morning after Westley's departure, Buttercup thought she was entitled to do nothing more than sit around moping and feeling sorry for herself. After all, the love of her life had fled, life had no meaning, how could you face the future, et cetera, et cetera.
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Nobody knows anything...... Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're lucky, an educated one.
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I'm not witch. I'm your wife.
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As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.
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