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posted by yvonnebyres
Found this strategy as a plotline in a rather dark (and at times violent) book I read last month. The heroine, a 19 año old student, sidesteps a reality that would drive her to insanity and suicide por escaping every so often into the world of her favourite book – The Princess Bride. What troubled me for a while with this strategy was that despite the girl facing a monumental fight to survive, she chose to focus on the character of Inigo Montoya, effectively become a modern día version of him. It was clear to me that she should have picked Westley aka Dread Pirate Roberts aka The Man in Black...
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((This is, in all honesty, my favorito! part. If tu like this, I'll put up más excerpts from the book. If tu don't like this, too bad. I'll still post excerpts. Remember, life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something.))


Vizzini was waiting for him.
Indeed, he had set out a little picnic spread. From the knapsack that he always carried, he had taken a small handkerchief and on it he had placed two wine goblets. In the center was a small leather wine holder and, beside it, some cheese and some apples. The spot could not have been lovelier: a high point of the mountain path with...
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posted by _malllliiii_
I can honestly say that the movie is just as good as the book of The Princess Bride. Of course, as in every book adaptation, there are some scenes missing from the movie, o scenarios that are explained better in the book. I watched the movie way before I even knew it was based on a book, I was only like, 5. But when I read the book, I was actually very disappointed at just how much they didn't add to the movie. The book explains Inigo's father's struggles with the sword making, plus, it also explains Inigo's first encounter with the six-fingered man. Now that intrigued me. In the movie, they...
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posted by ITF
* tu rush a miracle man, tu get rotten miracles.
* Not much can get in the way of true love.
* There's not a lot of money in revenge.
* Beware of princes who smile too much.
* Overconfidence can be deadly.
* Inconceivable does not mean impossible.
* Getting fired can wreck a person's self-confidence.
* Remember that a chocolate coating can help things go down easier.
* After 20 years at something, a person *ought* to be amazing at it.
* Even if you're the best, there's always someone better.
* Assets don't always look like assets.
* People in masks cannot be trusted.
* However, masks are reported...
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