The best person to write for is yourself—and what better place to start than in a journal. E. L. James More Quotes by E. L. James More Quotes From E. L. James Never trust a man who can dance. E. L. James shadefiftymen I think you can only be truly mad at someone you really love. E. L. James mad-at-someonetrue-lovethinking It's very hard to grow up in a perfect family when you're not perfect. E. L. James growing-upfamilyperfect There's a very fine line between pleasure and pain. They are two sides of the same coin, one not existing without the other. E. L. James coinstwo-sidespain Don't get your panties in such a twist... and give me back mine. E. L. James twistsromancegiving Men aren't really complicated. 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. E. L. James simplemenmean I do not look at the world in terms of black and white - and I find people who do rather scary. I think it's all shades of grey. E. L. James black-and-whitepeoplethinking I'm not a great writer. E. L. James great-writers I cannot be with someone who takes pleasure in inflicting pain on me, someone who can't love me E. L. James sadismpainbroken So you've just slept with him, given him your virginity, a man who doesn't love you. In fact, he has odd ideas about you, wants to make you some sort of kinky sex slave. E. L. James love-youmensex The candle flame is too hot. It flickers and dances in the over-warm breeze, a breeze that brings no respite from the heat. Soft gossamer wings flutter to and fro in the dark, sprinkling dusty scaled in the circle of light. I'm struggling to resist, but I'm drawn. And then it's to bright, and I am flying too close to the sun, dazzled by the light, fried and melting from the heat, weary in my endeavers to stay airborn. I am so warm. The heat... It's stiffling, overpowering. It wakes me. E. L. James lightstruggledark I don't think [Fifty Shades of Grey is] a model for anything. Except maybe in bed. E. L. James bedfiftythinking God forbid that women have fantasies. E. L. James fantasy Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up. E. L. James passionatestorieswant It's much easier to wear your pain on the outside. E. L. James easierpain All a writer wants is to be read, and people are so flattering and lovely. I mean, there are witches out there as well. But most are so kind. E. L. James lovelymeanpeople It's the fantasy of first love. If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you can vicariously through a book. And it is such a fantasy. It takes you away from doing the dishes and the laundry. I think of this as a contemporary romance rather than erotic fiction. E. L. James first-lovenicebook People are talking about sex. They're talking about sex with their husbands. They're talking about sex with their girlfriends. They're talking about sex with their partners. And because of all of this communication, women are having much more intimate relationships, which is fantastic. E. L. James girlfriendhusbandsex Any relationship that you have is about negotiation - anything - whether there is a written contract or not. E. L. James contractsnegotiationwritten I think virgins are far more interesting to write about. If we've been around the block a few times, we know what to expect. Not so with virgins. E. L. James blockwritingthinking
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