Diana frowns. “You’re taking me home, right? You just said you would.” “Hoink hoink! Of course, piglet. But I meant your real home.” “Which, last I checked, ” says Diana acidly, “is in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, solar system, planet Earth.” “Hmm, ” says the boar, hiccupping dreamily. “That’s what you think, darling. Tell me, can you say you’ve felt really at home at that address? Haven’t you been homesick your whole life? . Martha N. Beck
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The above quote is an excerpt from the first chapter of the book, The Princess Bride. In that book, there are many quotes that touch us in our own lives. As we read the book, we learn how it has inspired people around the world. One of these quotes was said by the antagonist of the book, Miracle Max.

He said, "You're taking me home, right? You just said you would." The antagonist was upset because he thought he had to go to his home in California. When Miracle Max let him know he really wanted to go to his home in California, he replied with an angry tone saying "Hoink hoink! Of course, piglet." This shows that even though he had a bad attitude at the time, he still knew that Max meant to take him home.

Source: Diana, Herself: An Allegory Of Awakening

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