As You Wish, Here Are 39 Quotes from 'The Princess Bride'
This list of Princess Bride quotes 'is what bwings us togeva today.'
There’s a shortage of perfect movies in this world...but The Princess Bride is one of the few. Based on the novel by William Goldman, the 1987 film is known for its memorable lines and all-star cast, including Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn and Peter Falk. Buttercup and Westley's love story has landed the beloved classic on the American Film Institute's "100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time" list—not to mention our own. Last year rumors swirled of a possible reboot, and whether you support a reboot or not, we can all agree that the movie and its script are timeless.
But if you need a reminder of just how great it is, here are our favorite 39 The Princess Bride quotes.
Westley's Best Princess Bride Quotes
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1. "Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something."
2. "As you wish."
3. "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
4. "There’s a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours."
5. Westley: "You're that smart?"
Vizzini: "Let me put it this way, have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?"
Westley: "Yes."
Vizzini: "Morons."
6. "You mean you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword, and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people?"
7. "Why lose your venom on me?"
8. "Rest well and dream of large women."
9. "I'll explain and I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon."
10. "This is true love. You think this happens every day?"
11. "It's not that bad! Well, I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely."
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Prince Humperdinck's Princess Bride Quotes
12. "Please consider me as an alternative to suicide."
13. "I always think that everything could be a trap, which is why I'm still alive."
Buttercup Princess Bride Quotes
23. Buttercup: "We'll never survive."
Westley: "Nonsense. You only say that because no one ever has."
24. "You can’t hurt me. Westley and I are joined by the bonds of love. And you cannot track that, not with a thousand bloodhounds, and you cannot break it, not with a thousand swords."
Inigo Montoya Quotes
14. "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
15. Inigo Montoya: I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
Westley: Do you always begin conversations this way?
16. "You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you."
17. "I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."
18. "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Vizzini Quotes
19. "Inconceivable!"
20. "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"
21. "You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen."
22. "I can’t compete with you physically, and you’re no match for my brains."
Fezzik Quotes
25. "My way's not very sportsman-like."
26. "Anybody want a peanut?"
27. "I just want you to feel you're doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed."
28. "It's not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don't even exercise."
29. "You be careful. People in masks cannot be trusted."
30. "You’ve been mostly dead all day."
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The Grandfather Quotes
31. "Your vote of confidence is overwhelming."
32. "When I was your age, television was called books."
33. "Since the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind."
The Impressive Clergyman Quotes
34. "Mawwage. Mawwage is what bwings us togeva today. Mawwage, that bwessed awwangement, that dweam within a dweam."
Count Rugen Quotes
35. "Get some rest. If you haven’t got your health, then you haven’t got anything."
Miracle Max Quotes
36. "Don't rush me, sonny. You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles."
37. "There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Please, open his mouth. Now, mostly dead is slightly alive. Now, all dead...well, with all dead, there's usually only one thing that you can do."
38. "Have fun storming the castle."
39. "True love is the greatest thing in the world, except for a nice MLT, mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, when the mutton is nice and lean, and the tomato is ripe."
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