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We feel pretty confident in saying that The Princess Bride is the most quotable movie of all time. With a script PACKED with wall-to-wall quotes, every line feels like it was written to be repeated forever. Here are the most iconic, hilarious and heart-melting quotes from Westly, Buttercup, Inigo, Fezzik, and of course, Vizzini.
Love & Mawwiage
While The Princess Bride is considered a comedy-adventure movie, at it's heart is a love story that adds the perfect level of sincerity and wit to keep things interesting.
“As you wish.”
“Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.”
“This is true love. You think this happens every day?”
“Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.”
Mawwiage.
"Wise" Wisdom from Vizzini
Vizzini was the self-proclaimed genius of the group, which made it even funnier that he was constantly wrong. His overconfidence gave us some of the most quotable lines in the movie.
“Inconceivable!”
“Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!”
Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates? Morons!
You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which 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!"
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
Inigo Montoya’s Quest
Inigo’s entire life revolved around finding the six-fingered man, and he somehow turned revenge into poetry. His lines are legendary, heartfelt, and endlessly quotable.
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
“I do not mean to pry, but you don’t by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?”
Inigo: You seen a decent fellow. I hate to kill you.
Man in Black: You seem like a decent fellow. I hate to die.
Vizzini: Inconceivible!
Inigo: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
“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.”
Fezzik’s Gentle Giant Lines
Andre the Giant’s Fezzik might have been the hired muscle, but he was really just a gentle giant with incredible comic timing. His one-liners are simple, but they stick with you forever.
“Anybody want a peanut?”
“You never said anything about killing anyone.”
“It's not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don’t even exercise.”
"We face each other as God intended. Sportsmanlike. No tricks, no weapons, skill against skill alone."
Fezzik: Inigo?
Inigo Montoya: What?
Fezzik: I hope we win.
Vizzini: Jump in after her!
Inigo Montoya: I don't swim
Fezzik: I only dog paddle.
Vizzini: AGGHH!
The Wit of Westley (a.k.a. The Man in Black)
Whether he was the humble farm boy or the mysterious Man in Black, Westley had a knack for delivering lines that cut straight to the heart.
“Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”
“Get used to disappointment.”
“Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.”
Prince Humperdinck: To the death!
Westley: No! To the pain.
Prince Humperdinck: Surrender.
Westley: You mean you wish to surrender to me? Very well, I accept.
"That doesn't leave much time for dilly dallying.
Villains Being Villains
Prince Humperdinck wasn't exactly a beloved character, but his lines are unforgettable. Sometimes you quote the villain because he’s awful, not because he’s right.
“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. Which is why I’m still alive.”
"She is alive, or was an hour ago. If she is otherwise when I find her I shall be very put out."
Buttercup's Best
Don’t let the flowing gowns fool you. Buttercup may have started as a damsel, but she had no problem serving up some attitude.
“You mock my pain!”
Buttercup: You can die too for all I care!
[pushes him down a high hill]
Man in Black: AS... YOU... WISH!
Buttercup: [realizes the Man in Black is Westley]
Oh, my sweet Westley! What have I done?
[throws herself down the hill]
Westley: I told you I would always come for you. Why didn't you wait for me?
Buttercup: Well... you were dead.
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]
Miracle Max and Valerie Steal the Show
Married bickering + magical resurrections = perfection. Miracle Max and Valerie's bickering steals the entire movie in the few short minutes they help our faithful heroes!
Inigo Montoya: We're in a terrible rush.
Miracle Max: Don't rush me, sonny. You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.
Miracle Max: Beat it or I'll call the Brute Squad.
Fezzik: I'm on the Brute Squad.
Miracle Max: [sees Fezzik] You ARE the Brute Squad!
Miracle Max: Get back, witch.
Valerie: I'm not a witch, I'm your wife. But after what you just said, I'm not even sure I want to be that any more.
Miracle Max: [Lifts and drops the arm of the dead Westley] I've seen worse.
Miracle Max: Have fun stormin' da castle.
Valerie: Think it'll work?
Miracle Max: It would take a miracle.
Grandpa Knows Best
The story-within-a-story is half the charm. Grandpa was here to set the record straight and read it the right way.
“When I was your age, television was called books.”
The Grandson: Hold it, hold it. What is this? Are you trying to trick me? Where's the sports?
The Grandson: Is this a kissing book?
Grandpa: Wait, just wait.
The Grandson: Well, when does it get good?
Grandpa: Keep your shirt on, and let me read.
“Who says life is fair? Where is that written?”
“Yes, you’re very smart. Shut up.”
The Grandson: Grandpa, maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow.
Grandpa: As you wish.
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