American - Novelist | August 12, 1931 -
One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print.
William Goldman
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If you're going to abridge a book in the author's own words, you can't go sticking your own in.
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Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.
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The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.
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Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.
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We are men of action, lies do not become us.
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Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.
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As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.
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But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.
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Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled.
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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.
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I had two little daughters - I think they were 7 and 4 at the time - and I said, 'I'll write you a story. What do you want it to be about?' One of them said 'a princess' and the other one said 'a bride.' I said, 'That'll be the title.'
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