Quotes by William Goldman

• You can never trust what you read.
• Nobody knows anything.
• But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.
• We are men of action, lies do not become us.
• 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.
• The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.
• One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print.
• Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.
• Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.
• Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.
• Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled.
• Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.
• As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.