William Goldman, author of "The Princess Bride," screenwriter of "All the President's Men" (Watergate), and many more classics. has died.
Inconceivable.
Baruch dayan ha'emet.
Inconceivable.
Baruch dayan ha'emet.
2/ Here's a tribute thread for William Goldman. Please add. I'd appreciate the group effort - in honor of Goldman's Woodward and Bernstein. And Westly, Fezzik, Inigo, Buttercup.
I want to highlight what Mandy Patinkin said was his favorite line. It wasn't inconceivable...
I want to highlight what Mandy Patinkin said was his favorite line. It wasn't inconceivable...
3/ Everyone should watch this interview with Mandy Patinkin on his favorite line, *the most meaningful* in The Princess Bride. It is more and more meaningful every year, especially in 2018:
4/ Spoiler...
If you can't watch the video, here is Mandy's favorite line, and I think about it often:
"You know, it's very strange.
I have been in the revenge business so long,
now that it's over,
I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."
If you can't watch the video, here is Mandy's favorite line, and I think about it often:
"You know, it's very strange.
I have been in the revenge business so long,
now that it's over,
I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."
6/ @walztv:
7/ Great stuff from @walztv. I did not know this:
8/ So it turns out I actually hid a Princess Bride reference in our historians' amicus brief in the Emoluments litigation... in this thread...
(One of the best things about this thread is the reply by someone whose twitter handle is "Oy Vey" @BW1899 )
