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William Goldman
American
Novelist
About the author
You can never trust what you read.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Trust
Nobody knows anything.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Life
#Earth
We are men of action, lies do not become us.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Action
#Men
#Lies
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,
American
Novelist
#First
#Meetings
#Job
The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Earth
One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Day
#Books
Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Life
#Pain
#Selling
Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Wife
Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Life
#Death
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,
American
Novelist
#Time
Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Life
#Being
As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.
William Goldman,
American
Novelist
#Stars