Friday, May 15, 2026

Friday Writings #227: As You Wish

 


Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! Many of you probably have one (or a few) movies that you could easily identify just by hearing a quote from it. For me, Princess Bride is one of those movies. The thing about that movie is there are so many quotable lines!


So for this week's optional prompt I'm asking you to draw some inspiration from one of these four (or any) quotes:

1. “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” 

2. “Mostly dead is slightly alive.” 

3. “We are men of action, lies do not become us.” 

4. “True love is the greatest thing in the world... except for a nice MLT—mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe.” 

I'll accept poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction. Just be sure to keep your pieces to 369 words or fewer, and one entry per person please.

Next week, we'll ask you to be inspired by a dead tree—whether it's one you've seen, seen pictured, or imagined.

11 comments:

  1. Love the lines you chose Rommy ~ it's worth another look-see at this film. I remember enjoying it first time around. Cheers.

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  2. I liked the book; never watched the movie before.

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  3. I haven't read that book, but have watched the movie twice – trying to see what it is that the rest of the world so responds to. It must be my own deficiency, but it left me fairly cold both times. And anyway, I wanted to share the last set of my recent dance poems, so one way and another I'm off prompt this time.

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    1. LOL, not everything is for everybody--and that's ok! And I am more than happy to read your dancing pieces.

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  4. i loved that movie! i laughed so and it was so enjoyable... the one i shall pick with billie crystal and carol kane... she so complemented his character... lemon in a wound... on and on... great choice Rommy

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