E.L. James Quotes

• “Laters, baby.”

  E.L. James

  4,688 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “- "Why don't you like to be touched?"
  - "Because I'm fifty shades of fucked-up, Anastasia”

  E.L. James

  3,276 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me. Perhaps I've spent too long in the company of my literary romantic heroes, and consequently my ideals and expectations are far too high.”

  E.L. James

  2,725 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince”

  E.L. James

  2,142 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “This is me, Ana. All of me...and I'm all yours. What do I have to do to make you realize that? To make you see that I want you any way I can get you. That I love you.”

  E.L. James

  2,089 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “We aim to please Miss Steele”

  E.L. James

  1,491 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “Don’t leave me,” he whispers.
  “Oh, for crying out loud—no! I am not going to go!” I shout and it’s cathartic. There, I’ve said it. I am not leaving.
  “Really?” His eyes widen.
  “What can I do to make you understand I will not run? What can I say?”
  He gazes at me, revealing his fear and anguish again. He swallows. “There is one thing you can do.”
  “What?” I snap.
  “Marry me,” he whispers.”

  E.L. James

  1,443 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “Never trust a man who can dance.”

  E.L. James

  1,354 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “What is it about elevators?”

  E.L. James

  1,279 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “You wanted hearts and flowers,” he murmurs.
  I blink at him, not quite believing what I’m seeing.
  “You have my heart.” And he waves toward the room.
  “And here are the flowers,” I whisper, completing his sentence. “Christian, it’s lovely.”

  E.L. James

  1,204 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “Don't get your panties in such a twist... and give me back mine.”

  E.L. James

  1,132 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

• “Does this mean you’re going to make love to me tonight, Christian?” Holy shit. Did I just say that? His mouth drops open slightly, but he recovers quickly.
  “No, Anastasia it doesn’t. Firstly, I don’t make love. I fuck… hard. Secondly, there’s a lot more paperwork to do, and thirdly, you don’t yet know what you’re in for. You could still run for the hills. Come, I want to show you my playroom.”
  My mouth drops open. Fuck hard! Holy shit, that sounds so… hot. But why are we looking at a playroom? I am mystified.
  “You want to play on your Xbox?” I ask. He laughs, loudly.
  “No, Anastasia, no Xbox, no Playstation. Come.”… Producing a key from his pocket, he unlocks yet another door and takes a deep breath.
  “You can leave anytime. The helicopter is on stand-by to take you whenever you want to go, you can stay the night and go home in the morning. It’s fine whatever you decide.”
  “Just open the damn door, Christian.”
  He opens the door and stands back to let me in. I gaze at him once more. I so want to know what’s in here. Taking a deep breath I walk in.
  And it feels like I’ve time-traveled back to the sixteenth century and the Spanish Inquisition.
  Holy fuck.”

  E.L. James

  1,114 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “You love me,” I whisper.
  His eyes widen further and his mouth opens. He takes a huge breath as if winded. He looks tortured—vulnerable.
  “Yes,” he whispers. “I do.”

  E.L. James

  1,035 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “I'd like to bite that lip.”

  E.L. James

  1,005 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “Are you on your own?"
  "No. There are six people staring at me right now wondering who the hell i'm talking to."
  shit..."Really?" I gasp, panicked.
  "Yes. Really. My girlfriend," he announces away from the phone.
  holy cow! "They probably all thought you were gay, you know.”

  E.L. James

  972 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

• “No. No!” he says.
  “I . . .” He looks wildly around the room. For inspiration? For divine intervention? I don’t know.
  
  “You can’t go. Ana, I love you!”
  “I love you, too, Christian, it’s just—”
  “No . . . no!” he says in desperation and puts both hands on his head. “Christian . . .”
  “No,” he breathes, his eyes wide with panic, and suddenly he drops to his knees in front of me, head bowed, long-fingered hands spread out on his thighs. He takes a deep breath and doesn’t move. What?
  “Christian, what are you doing?”
  He continues to stare down, not looking at me.
  “Christian! What are you doing?”
  My voice is high-pitched. He doesn’t move.
  “Christian, look at me!” I command in panic. His head sweeps up without hesitation, and he regards me passively with his cool gray gaze—he’s almost serene . . . expectant.
  Holy Fuck . . . Christian. The submissive.”

  E.L. James

  962 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “I've kissed a prince, Mom. I hope it doesn't turn into a frog.”

  E.L. James

  885 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “Christian, you are the state lottery, the cure for cancer, and the three wishes from Aladdin's lamp all rolled into one”

  E.L. James

  860 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “I don't know whether to worship at your feet or spank the living shit out of you.”

  E.L. James

  843 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “Oh, fuck the paperwork”

  E.L. James

  820 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “Men aren't really complicated, Ana, honey. They are very simple, literal creatures. They usually mean what they say. And we spend hours trying to analyze what they've said - when really it's obvious. If I were you, I'd take him literally. That might help.”

  E.L. James

  811 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “I am going to have coffee with Christian Grey... and I hate coffee.”

  E.L. James

  794 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “I want you sore, baby,” he murmurs, and he continues his sweet, leisurely torment, backward, forward. “Every time you move tomorrow, I want you to be reminded that I’ve been here. Only me. You are mine.”

  E.L. James

  766 Copy to clipboard Copy quote
• “I wasn't aware we were fighting. I thought we were communicating,”

  E.L. James

  748 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement

Advertisement
• “He grabs me suddenly and yanks me up against him, one hand at my back holding me to him and the other fisting in my hair.
  "You're one challenging woman," He kisses me, forcing my lips apart with his tongue, taking no prisoners.
  "It's taking all my self-control not to fuck you on the hood of this car, just to show you that you're mine, and if I want to buy you a fucking car, I'll buy you a fucking car," he growls.”

  E.L. James

  747 Copy to clipboard Copy quote

Advertisement