Quotes By William Goldman

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

Nobody knows anything.

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

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

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

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

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

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

You can never trust what you read.

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

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

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

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.