The Grandfather (narrator)

Character in The Princess Bride From: The Princess Bride

The framing narrator offering wisdom and asides about the story

150 quotes

"Revenge may be sweet, but it is not always just."
Justice
"True love never dies. It transforms."
Love
"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
Love
"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."
Love
"Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Revenge. Giants. Monsters. Mysteries. True love. Miracles."
Adventure
"Death cannot stop true love."
Love
"The grandson is clearly a liar and probably lacks confidence."
Humor
"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."
Love
"This is true love. You think this happens every day?"
Love
"The sword fight scene comes next."
Adventure
"Life is not fair, Westley."
Wisdom
"True love is the greatest thing in the world."
Love
"The real swordplay comes next."
Adventure
"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."
Love
"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
Love
"The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed."
Adventure
"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."
Love
"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
Love
"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."
Love
"Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure."
Love
"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
Love
"The Man in Black is in The Forest of Despair."
Adventure
"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
Love
"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."
Love
"You truly love each other."
Love
"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."
Love
"The princess bride is engaged to a prince she has never met, married to a man she has never seen, and has just been kidnapped by a man she has never heard of."
Adventure
"Have the zest for life that only comes from being completely honest all the time."
Truth
"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
Love
"The flame flickered and died."
Death