William Goldman Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by William Goldman:

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.
~William Goldman


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#4d93862a

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


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#887adfa3

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


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#146f7149

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


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#90719fe9

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


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#c2c5c1a3

Nobody knows anything.
~William Goldman


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#2df13b3a

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


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#0297ab6e

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.
~William Goldman


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#00a93626

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#30a46956

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.
~William Goldman


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#8d72df27

You can never trust what you read.
~William Goldman


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#cf912325

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#3e487246

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-goldman-quotes/#31ac9699

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