More quotes by William Goldman, The Princess Bride

"The Queen's Pride was his ship, and he loved her. (That was the way his sentences always went: It is raining today and I love you. My cold is better and I love you. Say hello to Horse and I love you. Like that.)"
"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.)"
"Cynics are simply thwarted romantics."
"Who says life is fair, where is that written?"
"When I was your age, television was called books."