The Princess Bride Quotes (made by owen)
Yeste
Madrid's most famous sword maker, for whom Inigo's father make back-order swords.
Valerie
Miracle Max's wife. Valerie stands in as a witch because all miracle men must have a witch.
Miracle Max
Once the king's leading miracle man, but Humperdinck fired him and so he retired. However, Max still knows enough magic to bring Westley back to life after he is killed by Count Rugen.
Get used to disappointment
Westley
I gave you my word the sword would be made.... I cannot make it. In all the world, no one can but you.
Yeste
I didn't mean that, I didn't, I didn't, not a syllabub
Buttercup
I swear on the soul of Domingo Montoya you will reach the top alive
Inigo
Mumcess Guilble, abumble mumble
King Lotheran
Yellin
The Chief of all Enforcement in Florin City. Along with Count Rugen, Yellin is Humperdinck's only confidante.
King Lotharon
The King of Florin and Humperdinck's father. King Lotharon, by the time of the story, in old, deaf, and difficult to understand.
Archdean
The priest who was marrying Buttercup and Humperdinck
William Goldman
The real author of The Princess Bride, Goldman explains that this is his favorite book, the book his father used to read to him when he was sick. He casts himself as the "good-parts editor," rewriting the original story of the Princess Bride
Albino the Zookeeper
The strange and silent character who takes care of the Zoo of Death
Fezzik
The timid, large-hearted and obedient giant who accompanies Vizzini. Fezzik loves rhymes and his friend Inigo, and he is excellent at lifting heavy things.
I give you my word as a gentleman and assassin that you will die totally without pain. I assure you you will get no such promise from the sharks.
Vizzini
My God, if you love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.
Westley
We are both men of action. Lies do not become us
Westley
Vizzini
A Silican man of genius. Vizzini is the brains behind the trio (himself, Fezzik, and Inigo) were hired by Humperdinck to kidnap and murder Buttercup. He is smug, ruthless, and killed quickly in a battle of wits against Westley.
It's for your own good I tell you these things
Albino
You can die too for all I care
Buttercup
Westley (Dread Pirate Roberts)
Buttercup's beloved farm boy. He is a brave, multitalented man who leaves to seek his fortune, is reportedly murdered by the Dread Pirate Roberts, and returns, costumed as the Man in Black, to rescue Buttercup from everything that threatens her.
Im fascinated to see what happens... Which pain will be least endurable? The physical or mental anguish
Count Rugen
You're an enemy of art and I pity your ignorance
Domingo
It just seems not very sportsmanlike, doesn't it
Fezzik
Make it all my fault, if you want- the point is, we're not created equal, fir the rich they sing, life isn't fair
Goldman
Chapter Two was impossible for him, so when he'd made a sufficient and reasonable attempt, I told him to stop. Different people have different tastes.
Helen
Count Rugen
Humperdinck's right hand man. He is 6 fingers of his right hand. He killed Inigo's father, and in the end is slain by Inigo. He loves torture and spends many hours studying it.
Domingo Montoya
Inigo Montoya's father. He was a great sword maker a was killed by Count Rugen.
The Countess
The Count's wife. The countess is the most fashionable woman in what would become Europe. Her attentiveness to Westley stirs envy in Buttercup.
Well then, there it is, the mystery is solved; the secret; we can all rest. Clearly the magic is in Westley's feeing. Show me how you do it Westley.
The Countess
Queen Bella
The Queen of Florin and Humperdinck's stepmother.
S. Morganstern
The fictional Florinese author of The Princess Bride. We know nothing about him other than what William Goldman extracts from the original version.
Prince Humperdinck
The heir to the Florinese throne. He is squat, hunting-obsessed and rather ridiculous. He prefers fighting to domestic duties. And so he plots to murder his soon-to-be-wife, Buttercup; frame the Guilderians across the sea, and start a war.
Princess Buttercup
The most beautiful woman in the world and the hero of this story. Buttercup loves Westley and her horse. She is feisty and tomboyish.
Inigo Montoya
Vizzini's man of steel. Inigo is the world's youngest sword-fighting wizard and an extremely skilled and dangerous man. He has spent his life learning the sword in order to avenge his father's death at the hands of Count Rugen. He is an inherently good and loyal man and he loves sword fighting, brandy, and Fezzik.
I cannot say for sure, but I think it is because I asked him please not to
Westley
Life is pain...Anybody that says something different is selling something
Westley
What is it worth? The vow of a woman? Oh that is very funny
Westley