The Purdzilla Show

Butch :  [looking into the deep canyon and the river far below]  No, we'll jump. Sundance : Like hell we will. Butch : No, it'll be OK - if the water's deep enough, we don't get squished to death. They'll never follow us. Sundance : How do you know? Butch : Would you jump if you didn't have to? Sundance : I have to and I'm not gonna. Butch : I'll jump first. Sundance : Nope. Butch : Then you jump first. Sundance : No, I said! Butch : What's the matter with you?! Sundance : I can't swim! Butch :  [laughing]  Why, you crazy — the  fall'll  probably kill ya!

William Goldman 's cynicism, as The Man In Black from The Princess Bride, nails it! Goldman is a literary genius and not bad at screenwriting ( Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, All The President's Men, Marathon Man are three). Sometimes life is pain . The Man In Black is pissed at Buttercup and he expresses his pissedness with a postmodern cynicism that is hard to resist.  It's genius is what it is!  Subliminally, y ou can't help smiling as he says it while internalising the message. Helps us feel better in our temporary painful moments.  Mr Goldman! Love you man!