The Princess Bride Quotes

[ after being beaten by the Man in Black ]
Inigo Montoya : Kill me quickly.
Man in Black : I would sooner destroy a stained glass window than an artist like yourself. However, since I can't have you follow me either... [ knocks him out ]
Man in Black : Please understand I hold you in the highest respect.

Movie: The Princess Bride
[ about to sic his lackeys on Fezzik, Inigo and Westley ]
Count Rugen : Kill the giant and the dark one, leave the third for questioning.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Grandpa : And as they reached for each other... [ stops reading ]
The Grandson : What? What?
Grandpa : Ah, it's kissing again. You don't want to hear that.
The Grandson : I don't mind so much.
Grandpa : Oh, okay. [ keeps reading ]

Movie: The Princess Bride
Inigo Montoya : That's a miracle pill?
Valerie : The chocolate coating makes it go down easier. But you have to wait fifteen minutes for full potency. And you shouldn't go in swimming after, for at least, what?

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

Movie: The Princess Bride
Dread Pirate Roberts : Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley : Roberts had grown so rich, he wanted to retire. He took me to his cabin and he told me his secret. 'I am not the Dread Pirate Roberts' he said. 'My name is Ryan; I inherited the ship from the previous Dread Pirate Roberts, just as you will inherit it from me. The man I inherited it from is not the real Dread Pirate Roberts either. His name was Cummerbund. The real Roberts has been retired 15 years and living like a king in Patagonia.'

Movie: The Princess Bride
Fezzik : [ pretending to be the Dread Pirate Roberts ] My men are here! I am here! But soon *you* will not be here!

Movie: The Princess Bride
[ first lines ]
The Mother : Hi, honey.
The Grandson : Hi, Mom.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley : Where am I?
The Albino : [ raspy voice ] The Pit of Despair! Don't even think... [ clears throat ]
The Albino : ... don't even think about trying to escape. The chains are far too thick. Don't dream of being rescued, either; the only way in is secret. Only the Prince, the Count, and I know how to get in and out.
Westley : So I'm here till I die?
The Albino : Until they kill you, yeah.
Westley : Then why bother curing me?
The Albino : Well, the Prince and Count always insist on everyone being healthy before they're broken.
Westley : So it's to be torture?
The Albino : [ nods enthusiastically ]
Westley : I can cope with torture.
The Albino : [ shakes head enthusiastically ]
Westley : Don't believe me?
The Albino : You survived the Fire Swamp, so you must be very brave, but no one withstands The Machine.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Grandpa : It was ten days to the wedding. The King still lived, but Buttercup's nightmares were growing steadily worse.
The Grandson : See didn't I tell you she'd never marry that rotten Humperdinck.
Grandpa : Yes you're very smart. Shut up.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Inigo Montoya : Where is the Man in Black? [ the Albino doesn't answer ]
Inigo Montoya : Fezzik, jog his memory.
Fezzik : [ Fezzik strikes the Albino so hard it knocks him out ] Sorry, Inigo. I didn't mean to jog him so hard.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Yellin : [ inside the Thieves' Forest ] Is everybody out?
The Assistant Brute : Almost. There's a Spaniard giving us some trouble.
Yellin : Well you give HIM some trouble. Move.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley : You warthog-faced buffoon.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Valerie : Ever since Prince Humperdinck fired him, his confidence has been shattered.
Miracle Max : Why'd you say that name? You promised me you would never say that name!
Valerie : What, Humperdinck?
Miracle Max : Aahaahh!
Valerie : Humperdinck! Humperdinck! Humperdinck!
Miracle Max : I'm not listening!

Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley : [ to Buttercup as they run towards the Fire Swamp ] Ha, your pig fiance is too late!

Movie: The Princess Bride
Miracle Max : Have fun storming the castle!

Movie: The Princess Bride
Fezzik : I fight gangs for local charities and stuff.

Movie: The Princess Bride
[ after Inigo pulls the Man in Black to the top ]
Man in Black : Thank you. [ He begins to draw his sword, but Inigo motions him to stop ]
Inigo Montoya : We'll wait until you are ready.
Man in Black : [ sheathes sword ] Again, thank you.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Grandpa : Westley didn't reach his destination. His ship was attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who never left captives alive. When Buttercup got the news that Westley was murdered...
The Grandson : -Murdered by pirates is good...

Movie: The Princess Bride
The King : Strange wedding.
The Queen : Yes. Very strange wedding. Come along.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Man in Black : That was a warning, Highness. Next time my hand flies on its own. Where I come from, there are penalties when a woman lies.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Vizzini : We'll head straight for the Gilder frontier. You catch up with us there. If he falls, fine. If not, the sword.
Inigo Montoya : I'm going to duel him left-handed.
Vizzini : You know what a hurry we're in!
Inigo Montoya : Well, is only way I can be satisfied. If I use my right... over too quickly.
Vizzini : [ exasperated ] Oh, have it your way.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck : You truly love each other and so you might have been truly happy. Not one couple in a century has that chance, no matter what the story books say. And so I think no man in a century will suffer as greatly as you will.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Buttercup : You mocked me once, never do it again! I died that day!

Movie: The Princess Bride
Vizzini : Oh! The sot has spoken!

Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck : Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.

Movie: The Princess Bride
Inigo Montoya : [ drunk ] I do not budge; keep your "ho there".

Movie: The Princess Bride
Buttercup : Oh, Wesley, will you ever forgive me?
Westley : What hideous sin have you committed lately?

Movie: The Princess Bride
Inigo Montoya : Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. [ Inigo advances on Rugen, but stumbles into the table with sudden pain. Rugen attacks, but Inigo parries and rises to his feet again ]
Inigo Montoya : Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. [ Rugen attacks again, Inigo parries more fiercely, gaining strength ]
Inigo Montoya : Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!
Count Rugen : Stop saying that! [ Rugen attacks, twice. Inigo avoids and wounds Rugen in both shoulders, the same spots where he wounded Inigo. Inigo attacks, bellowing: ]
Inigo Montoya : HELLO! MY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA! YOU KILLED MY FATHER! PREPARE TO DIE! [ Inigo corners Count Rugen, knocks his sword aside, and slashes his cheek, giving him a scar just like Inigo's ]
Inigo Montoya : Offer me money.
Count Rugen : Yes!
Inigo Montoya : Power, too, promise me that. [ He slashes his other cheek ]
Count Rugen : All that I have and more. Please...
Inigo Montoya : Offer me anything I ask for.
Count Rugen : Anything you want... [ Rugen knocks Inigo's sword aside and lunges. But Inigo traps his arm and aims his sword at Rugen's stomach ]
Inigo Montoya : I want my father back, you son of a bitch! [ He runs Count Rugen through and shoves him back against the table. Rugen falls to the floor, dead ]

Movie: The Princess Bride