„Inconceivable!"
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„Who says life is fair, where is that written?“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„We’ll never survive!”
“Nonsense. You’re only saying that because no one ever has.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„Love is many things none of them logical.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„Cynics are simply thwarted romantics.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„Who are you?"
"No one of consequence."
"I must know."
"Get used to disappointment.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„I am your Prince and you will marry me," Humperdinck said.
Buttercup whispered, "I am your servant and I refuse."
"I am you Prince and you cannot refuse."
"I am your loyal servant and I just did."
"Refusal means death."
"Kill me then.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„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.)“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„You seem a decent fellow," Inigo said. "I hate to kill you."
You seem a decent fellow," answered the man in black. "I hate to die.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„I've been saying it so long to you, you just wouldn't listen. Every time you said 'Farm Boy do this' you thought I was answering 'As you wish' but that's only because you were hearing wrong. 'I love you' was what it was, but you never heard.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„As you wish…“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„I’ll tell you the truth and its up to you to live with it.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„Why do you wear a mask and hood?"
I think everybody will in the near future," was the man in black's reply. "They're terribly comfortable.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa

„There have been five great kisses since 1642 B. C…(before then couples hooked thumbs.) And the precise rating of kisses is a terribly difficult thing, often leading to great controversy…. Well, this one left them all behind.“

—  William Goldman, libro La principessa sposa