Daily Dialogue — October 6, 2014

“Beautiful, isn’t it? Took me half a lifetime to invent it. I’m sure you’ve discovered my deep and abiding interest in pain. Presently I’m writing the definitive work on the subject. So I want you to be totally honest with me on how the machine makes you feel.”

— The Princess Bride (1987), screenplay by William Goldman based on his novel

Daily Dialogue theme for this week: Punishment. Today’s suggestion by @ditty1013.

Trivia: “As you wish” is said 7 times (4 by Westley, 3 by the grandfather). Inconceivable is said 5 times. And the famous line “My name is Inigo Montoya…” is said 6 times.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Per the trivia, The Princess Bride may be the single best example of callbacks — repeating a line of dialogue — that there is. Three different lines repeated multiple times.

If you have any suggestions for this week’s theme, please post in comments… and thanks!