The Princess Bride Quotes

Westly-
As you wish
This is true love -- you think this happens every day?
Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.
Get used to disappointment
I'm not left-handed either.
You mean, you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword, and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people?
Life is pain, Highness! Anyone who says differently is selling something.
Please understand, I hol you in the highest respect.
You mean you wish to surrender to me? Very well, I accept.
Who are you? Are we enemies? Why am I on this wall? Where is Buttercup?
There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.
What is so funny...?
And what is that worth, the promise of a woman.
That's all you need? Easy. I love you. Okay? Want it louder? I love you. Spell it out, should I? I ell-oh-vee-ee why-oh-you. Want it backward? You love I.
It will all be happy at the end. Consider: a little over three years ago, you were a milkmaid and I was a farmboy. Now you are almost a queen and I rule uncontested on the water. Surely, such individuals were never intended to die in a Fire Swamp.
I am not saying I would want to build a summer home here but the trees are quite lovely.
I'll explain. And I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog-faced buffoon.
Drop... your... sword!
You see, no one would surrender to the great piraret Westly.
Well, that was an advanture.  Singed a bit are you?
Ah, but how will you capture us.  We know the secrets of the fire swamp so whenever you feel like dying feel free to visit.

Buttercup-
I never said he was my truest love...
You can die slowly cut into a thousand peices...
You mocked me once!  Never do it again!
...you've always been so kind to me, and I won't be seeing you again, since I'm killing myself once we reach the honeymoon suite.

Vizzini-
Inconceivable!
You're trying to kidnap what I already stole.
What in the world can that be

Grandpa-
Yes. You're very smart. Shutup

Inigo Montoya-
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you.
I... am not left-handed!
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

Prince Humperdinck-
Tyrone, you know how much I love watching you work. But I've got my country's 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder, and Guilder to frame for it. I'm swamped!
I always think everything could be a trap; that is why I am still alive.

Miracle Max-
Why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?


Inigo Montoya: I donna suppose you could espeed things up??
Westley: If you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope or a tree branch or find something useful to do.
Inigo Montoya: I could do that. I have some rope up here, but I do not think you would accept my help, since I am only only waiting around to kill you.
Westley: That does put a damper on our relationship.


Inigo Montoya: I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
Westley: Do you always begin conversations this way?

Buttercup: We'll never survive!
Westley: Nonsense! You're only saying that because no one ever has.

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.'s?
Westley: Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.
[Immediately, an R.O.U.S. attacks him]

Westley: Give us the gate key.
Yellin: I have no gate key.
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, tear his arms off.
Yellin: Oh, you mean *this* gate key.

"You just shook your head. That doesn't make you happy?" -- Fezzik
"My brains, his steel, and your strength against sixty men and you think a little head jiggle is supposed to make me happy?" -- Westley

"Offer me everything I ask for." -- Inigo
"Anything you want." -- Count Rugen
"I want my father back, you son of a bitch." -- Inigo