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With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
William Goldman
Born: August 12, 1931
Died: November 16, 2018 (aged 87)
Bio: William Goldman was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film.
Known for:
- The Princess Bride (1973)
- Adventures in the Screen Trade (1983)
- Boys and Girls Together (1964)
- Which Lie Did I Tell? (2000)
- The Temple of Gold (1957)
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