Inside and out, Westley's world was ripping apart and he could do nothing but crack along with it.
William GoldmanDo I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.
William GoldmanLook, are you just fiddling around with me or what?" "I just want you to feel you're doing well. I hate for people o die embarrassed.
William GoldmanNo. 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.
William GoldmanThere have been five great kisses since 1642 B.C. when Saul and Delilah Korn's inadvertent discovery swept across Western civilization. (Before then couples hooked thumbs.) And the precise rating of kisses is a terribly difficult thing, often leading to great controversy, because although everyone agrees with the formula of affection times purity times intensity times duration, no one has ever been completely satisfied with how much weight each element should receive. But on any system, there are five that everyone agrees deserve full marks. Well, this one left them all behind.
William Goldman