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Aristus

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1. The most moving thing he ever wrote was about when he was writing the novel 'The Princess Bride'.

Reply to sandensea (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 01:58 PM

Nov 2018

He relates how he typed the sentence: "Westley lay dead on the table".

Then he says he wasn't able to write any more that day. He was so shocked that he had 'killed' Westley. He went from room to room, closing the blinds, pulling the shades, and turning off all the lights. He fell onto his bed and started crying, saying "He wasn't supposed to die!"

I found that very moving.

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William Goldman, screenwriter of 'All the President's Men' and 'The Princess Bride,' dies [View all] sandensea Nov 2018 OP

The most moving thing he ever wrote was about when he was writing the novel 'The Princess Bride'. Aristus Nov 2018 #1

Westley die? Inconceivable! sandensea Nov 2018 #2