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  1. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    In any case, the two countries had stayed alive over the centuries mainly by warring on each other. There had been the Olive War, the Tuna Fish Discrepancy, which almost bankrupted both nations, the Roman Rift, which did send them both into insolvency, only to be followed by the Discord of the Emeralds, in which they both got rich again, chiefly by banding together for a brief period and robbing everybody within sailing distance.
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  2. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    you miserable vomitous mass,
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  3. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    Mawidge is a dweam wiffin a dweam.
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  4. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    I'm not trying to make this a downer, understand. I mean, I really do think that love is the best thing inthe world, except for cough drops. But I also have to say, for the umpty-umpth time, that life isn't fair. It'sjust fairer than death, that's all.
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  5. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    What can I do to improve my personal appearance?" "Start by bathing," her father said.
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  6. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    You're right," the Turk agreed, staring back. "He isn't gaining on us. He's just getting closer, that's all.
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  7. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    When I left you," he whispered, "you were already more beautiful than anything Idared to dream. In our years apart, my imaginings did their best to improve on your perfection. At night,your face was forever behind my eyes. And now I see that that vision who kept me company in myloneliness was a hag compared to the beauty now before me.
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  8. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    Buttercup's parents did not have exactly what you might call a happy marriage. All they ever dreamed of was leaving each other.
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  9. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    Not so much wonderful as perfect," she replied. "Kind of flawless. More or less magnificent. Without blemish. Rather on the ideal side." She looked at the Prince. "Am I being helpful?""I
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  10. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    The Count was Prince Humperdink's only confidant. His last name was Rugen, but no one needed to use it - he was the only Count in the country, the title having been bestowed by the Prince as a birthday present some years before, the happening taking place, naturally, at one of the Countess' parties.
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  11. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    A word?" the Sicilian said, raising his arms. His mile was more angelic than his faceButtercup halted. "Speak.""We are but poor circus performers," the Sicilian explained, "It is dark and we are lost. We were told there was a village nearby that might enjoy our skills.""You were misinformed," Buttercup told him, "There is no one, not for many miles.""Then there will be no one to hear you scream."
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  12. William Goldman _ The Princess Bride

    I must know!" "Get used to disappointment.
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