The Princess Bride quotes

105 total quotes

Inigo Montoya
Multiple Characters
Prince Humperdinck
Vizzini
Westley

View Quote You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia," but only slightly less well known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!" [laughs maniacally, then falls over dead]

View Quote Miracle Max: You got any money?
Inigo: Sixty-five.
Miracle Max: Seesh. I never worked for so little. Except once, and that was a very noble cause.
Inigo: This is noble, sir. His wife is... crippled. His children are on the brink of starvation.
Miracle Max: [flatly] Are you a rotten liar.
Inigo: I need him to help avenge my father. Murdered these 20 years.
Miracle Max: Your first story was better.

View Quote You must be that little Spanish brat I taught a lesson to all those years ago. It's simply incredible. Have you been chasing me your whole life only to fail now? I think that's the worst thing I ever heard. How marvelous.

View Quote [on hearing Wesley's cries of pain] Fezzik! Listen. Do you hear? That is the sound of ultimate suffering. My heart made that sound when Rugen slaughtered my father. The Man in Black makes it now.

View Quote [as he kills Count Rugen] I want my father back, you son of a bitch!

View Quote [to Westley] There's nothing to explain. You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.

View Quote Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.

View Quote Grandson: Grandpa... maybe you could come back and read it to me again tomorrow?
Grandfather: As you wish.

View Quote [to Humperdinck] It comes to this: I love Westley, I always have. I know now I always will. If you tell me I must marry you in ten days, please believe I will be dead by morning.

View Quote [when Humperdinck lets slip that he is sending all of his ships out to announce his imminent wedding] All except your four fastest, of course.

View Quote Grandson: He'll pinch my cheek. I hate that.

View Quote I can't compete with you physically, and you're no match for my brains.

View Quote It's not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don't even exercise.

View Quote [Vizzini cuts the rope Fezzik used to climb up the cliff, supposedly sending the Man in Black falling to his death. However, when he peers over the edge, he sees the Man in Black clinging to the rock wall.]
Vizzini: He didn't fall? Inconceivable!
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

View Quote [To Inigo after defeating him in a duel] I would as soon destroy a stained glass window as I would an artist such as yourself. However, since I can't have you following me either... [He knocks Inigo unconscious] Please understand, I hold you in the highest respect.