340 Quotes by William Goldman

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.

Terrible things can happen when you’re overtired. I was overtired the night your father proposed.

You mean you’ll put down your rock and I’ll put down my sword and we’ll try to kill each other like civilized people, is that.

What with one thing and another, three years passed.

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.

You are wonderful, Father.“”I’m more than wonderful, how dare you insult me.

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

I am not a planner. I follow. Tell me what to do and no man alive does it better. But my mind is like fine wine; it travels badly.

Inigo Montoya: He’s right on top of us. I wonder if he is using the same wind we are using.