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"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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It's true in life, as in the movies, that the greatest highs are often followed by the lowest lows.
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Cary Elwes (As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride)
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The Princess Bride nights at the Alamo Drafthouse cinemas, a national restaurant/movie house, have become so popular that they now produce their own licensed Princess Bride wine.
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Cary Elwes (As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride)
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His gaze meandered along my chest. "Hey!" I crossed my arms over my breasts.
"Those areβ¦"
"Patrick's?"
"Well, his name isn't tattooed on them, but yeah, currently they are reserved for him."
I peered at him and noted the similarities between him and his sons. "Ruadan, I presume?"
"Got it in one," he said, silver eyes twinkling.
"You scared the shit out of me." One corner of his mouth lifted into a grin. He picked up the parchment and tapped on it.
"So, you're Patrick's soul mate."
"No."
"But you read the scroll. Only his sonuachar can do that."
"Let me explain." I paused. "No, there is too much. Let me sum up."
" The Princess Bride!" Ruadan exclaimed in happy surprise. "I love that movie. 'Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!'" He leapt off the bed and made fencing motions.
"Ruadan, we're in a bit of crisis around here."
"Hey! My swords." He practically skipped to the dresser where I had left them when I got ready for my bath. He whirled the half-swords like a master swordsman, which, of course, he was. "My mother really knows how to smith a weapon, doesn't she? Real fairy gold." He stabbed an invisible foe's chest with one and his stomach with the other. "Die, evil one! Die!"
He jumped up and down, the swords held above his head, and did a victory dance.
"You're like a big puppy!" I exclaimed. "A big, dumb puppy.
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Michele Bardsley (I'm the Vampire, That's Why (Broken Heart, #1))
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BILLY CRYSTAL Itβs been one of the little jewels of my career. Very often, still to this day, in airports or movie theaters, people will walk by and go, βHave fun storming the castle!β Or the really cool ones will whisper to me, βDonβt go swimming for an hour, a good hour,β and then just walk away. Those are the really cool ones.
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Cary Elwes (As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride)
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[Christy] joined some other girls from her floor who had gathered in the den to watch THe Princess Bride. The last time Christy had watched the movie was before she went to Switzerland. Katie had rented it and brought it over for their final girls' night. After watching it, Katie had declared she would never trust a guy who said "As you wish" to her every whim. She wanted a guy with gusto who would say, "Get it yourself," otherwise she knew she would sit around and get fat while he catered to her.
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Robin Jones Gunn (As You Wish (Christy and Todd: College Years #2))
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Both Pope John Paul II and Bill Clinton told how much they loved the movie, proving that 'The Princess Bride' appeals to saints and sinners alike.
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Hadley Freeman (Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don't Learn Them From Movies Any More))
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Iβve done enough movies in the last twenty-five years to know that this is always a difficult moment for an actor. Actors nearly always want to appear courageous and committed, willing to do anything for the team. So while it is perfectly acceptable to opt out of a stunt and let the professionals handle it, there is some pressure, mostly internal, to push yourself beyond your normal comfort zone. Typically, the director will follow up after the consultation with the stunt coordinator and special effects experts and the actors, just to make sure everyone is at ease with their respective roles when it comes to the stunt. Certainly that was the case on this occasion, as Rob consulted with both Robin and me about our willingness to do the stunt. But more so with her, seeing as she was the one who was actually going to be set on fire.
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Cary Elwes (As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride)
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Over the past three decades Iβve appeared in nearly a hundred movies and television shows. Iβve been a leading man and a supporting actor and worked in almost every genre. But whatever else Iβve done or whatever else I might do, The Princess Bride will always be the work with which I am most closely associated; and Westley, with his wisp of a mustache and ponytail, the character with whom I will be forever linked. Not Glory, which earned higher critical praise upon release and won more awards; not Days of Thunder or Twister, both of which were summer blockbusters. Not even Saw, which was shot in eighteen days on a budget smaller than most movies spend on catering, and earned more than $100 million; and thatβs just fine by me.
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Cary Elwes (As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride)
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My favorites (movies)? Pacific Rim, Princess Bride, and Hook. In that order.
Editor's Note: Actually a totally respectable list! Then again, it is inconceivable that anyone wouldn't like Princess Bride.
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Stephanie Kate Strohm (It's Not Me, It's You)
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My boys and I all have a weird connection to the movie The Princess Bride.
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Kathy Coleman (Run, Holly, Run!: A Memoir by Holly from 1970s TV Classic "Land of the Lost")
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The Princess Bride was one of my favorite movies. I wasnβt ashamed to admit it. It was a fucking classic.
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Ana Huang (Twisted Hate (Twisted, #3))
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Yeah, that plays into it, of course. But winning a fistfight, or any fight, has a lot more to do with strategy than most people assume. Itβs a mind game, a true battle of wits, to quote the Princess Bride, where we find out βwho is right, and who is dead.β God, Iβm a sucker for that movie.
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Christopher Hopper (Ruins of the Earth (Ruins of the Earth #1))
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Itβs The Princess Bride. The Princess Bride used to be my favorite movie when I was a kid.
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Freida McFadden (The Perfect Son)
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so I gave her a line from The Princess Bride, our favorite movie. ββButtercup doesnβt get eaten by the eels at this time.
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Joshilyn Jackson (Never Have I Ever)
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Obviously, The Princess Bride has a movie quote for every occasion, but you might be surprised to know that Bull Durham comes in a close second.
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April White (Code of Conduct (Cipher Security, #1))
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I only managed to last a week on a dating website. You see, because of 'The Princess Bride' I have high standards when it comes to love and I just didn't believe that any beautiful farm boys would be on match.com. How would he have wifi up in his mountainous hovel?
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Hadley Freeman (Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don't Learn Them From Movies Any More))