![True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oMC7RcZJDYs/X1uOgMVNUZI/AAAAAAAALAQ/bzVHUV0upOsSxx-EW-KY-rzw0-TvzRDXACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/true-love-is-the-best-thing-in-the-world-except-for-cough-drops.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: William Goldman
![True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oMC7RcZJDYs/X1uOgMVNUZI/AAAAAAAALAQ/bzVHUV0upOsSxx-EW-KY-rzw0-TvzRDXACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/true-love-is-the-best-thing-in-the-world-except-for-cough-drops.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![Life isn’t fair, it’s just fairer than death, that’s all.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r-2SXhmJQ70/X1tw_QUobhI/AAAAAAAAIJY/FHpdnH88hAo9kav1BdCWiPUyyKJX0HnUgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/life-isnt-fair-its-just-fairer-than-death-thats-all.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Life isn’t fair, it’s just fairer than death, that’s all.
![You can never trust what you read.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-38KrlIm8NpE/X0bSSpy9QpI/AAAAAAAAFP0/LulrQRTBY74rBqYRfMWXUtJ7n4DMcNhmACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2auf-gU/w750-h750-p/you-can-never-trust-what-you-read-quotes-by-william-goldman-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-trust.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
You can never trust what you read.
![Who says life is fair, where is that written?](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6EjWNcgsprc/X1uRl_B-SLI/AAAAAAAALf0/CBloLpaYqqctg0WjDobXMFZNjSR5THZUQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/who-says-life-is-fair-where-is-that-written.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Who says life is fair, where is that written?
![Just because you’re beautiful and perfect, it’s made you conceited.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gjV9t6jU7PY/X1twGYe2O7I/AAAAAAAAH_M/M7ugkyEw_cc6DVsj_TljhFGbnEIJdGVdQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/just-because-youre-beautiful-and-perfect-its-made-you-conceited.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Just because you’re beautiful and perfect, it’s made you conceited.
![Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RYQlpqRldvg/X1tof1rybhI/AAAAAAAAGwg/m5S66HK8mWcFNkcfOiI64Xkvib-wZkgQgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/her-heart-was-a-secret-garden-and-the-walls-were-very-high.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.
![Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tD2rGhIbvUc/X1tw8RE56DI/AAAAAAAAIIw/2zQXKhqoI_c8r9M5lPLTQbcKfiqoNnq1gCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/life-is-pain-highness-anyone-who-says-differently-is-selling-something.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.
![Cynics are simply thwarted romantics.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AmYsuXjRCdk/X1tikFZVHwI/AAAAAAAAF_k/6TTxyuPkNt0QXYALnywTizwo9D1WZb0wwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/cynics-are-simply-thwarted-romantics.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Cynics are simply thwarted romantics.
![Westley: This is true love you think this happens every day?](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j_M2qJNFdsY/X1uPpNfm2rI/AAAAAAAALOI/RzdZCsNBO_kDvqYQIx9sxSb9eoAAT6kTwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/westley-this-is-true-love-you-think-this-happens-every-day.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Westley: This is true love you think this happens every day?
![I write out of revenge.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-68AM2ySiAPQ/X1tuZg26jZI/AAAAAAAAHsA/ojt_vnJ6YjooGl3mbjMFDFniazIhnArMACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-write-out-of-revenge.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I write out of revenge.
![Life is pain. Anyone who says otherwise is selling something.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yEmYZp63syc/X1tw7Rtyf-I/AAAAAAAAIIs/hjSHUMUkF3MRDPiBoYC1Pw2H4Viq3XcEgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/life-is-pain-anyone-who-says-otherwise-is-selling-something.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)