An open book with blank pages and a red ribbon bookmark rests on folded dark teal fabric.

Original artwork, not a still

Grandson

Is this a kissing book?

— The Princess Bride  ·  1987

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker asks whether the book being read contains romance, and the wording sounds wary of it. The question turns on what kind of story is on offer, and whether kissing will intrude on it.

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