We are men of action, lies do not become us.

Quote by William Goldman

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Nobody knows anything.

Nobody knows anything.

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

You can never trust what you read.

You can never trust what you read.

Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time...

Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time...

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak...

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak...

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely...

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely...

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider...

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider...

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out...

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out...

I can hardly keep wondering at my own folly in thinking it worthwhile to leave...

I can hardly keep wondering at my own folly in thinking it worthwhile to leave...

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books...

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe. We are like a little...

The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe. We are like a little...

The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried...

The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried...

For a good book has this quality, that it is not merely a petrifaction of...

For a good book has this quality, that it is not merely a petrifaction of...

The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute...

The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute...