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About William Goldman
American novelist, screenwriter and playwright
William Goldman was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. He wrote 16 novels and many screenplays, and his work was widely recognized in film and theater. He won Academy Awards for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men, and also received BAFTA and Golden Globe screenwriting honors. Among his other awards were three Writers Guild of America Awards, two Edgar Awards, the 1985 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
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- “Inconceivable!""You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”William Goldman
- “Coming from where I came from, the Midwest, in the era I was born, the '30s, movies were glorious fun - Bette…”William Goldman
- “The Queen's Pride was his ship, and he loved her. (That was the way his sentences always went: It is raining…”William Goldman
- “I understand everything,” he said.“You understand nothing, but it really doesn’t matter, since what you mean…”William Goldman
Reflections: more sayings
- “The muse is not an angelic voice that sits on your shoulder and sings sweetly. The muse is the most annoying…”Harlan Coben
- “When you're true to yourself - not the audience that reads about me in the newspaper or sees a clip someplace…”Glenn Beck
- “Naysayers have been saying stuff my whole career.”Shannon Briggs
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Books by William Goldman
The Princess Bride
2000
Magic
1978
Boys and Girls Together
1984