Quotes from William Goldman


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    We are men of action, lies do not become us.

    Men | Action | Lies


    Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

    Life | Death | Fair


    The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

    Earth | Easiest


    Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

    Wife | Argue | Hostility


    Nobody knows anything.

    Nobody | Knows


    Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

    Life | Pain | Selling


    As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.

    Stars | Filmmaking | Process


    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.

    Start | Speak | Creative


    Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

    Life | Creative | Full


    But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

    Life | Earth


    One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print.

    Print | Dies | Books


    You can never trust what you read.

    Trust


    Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled.

    Time | Yes | Three


       

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