E.L. James Quotes

Rock and roll has had a powerful anti-Christian subtheme for decades now.

A fly rod extends a fly fisher's being as surely as do imagination, empathy or prayer.

Life is short. It's God's fault. Sorry.

I'm the star of the show. I should have a decent haircut.

The stars above Italian clubs' badges shows you how many times they have won the Gazetta.

Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.

I felt a rush of trust--felt that life might be not just tolerable but beautiful, if I could only remember to find the bare Present.

The principles that will save Earth's life are the same principles that save the living souls of humans: ineluctable spiritual principles.

The environment, what surrounds you, is so alive and delightful and complex.

When experience flies into realms that language cannot touch, honesty demands beyond-language.

Is the work of sun worshippers to honor those who think they can see the sun? Or to worship the sun?

My books are inert as cordwood till a readers imagination ignites one and an old flame jumps to life.

You, me, & your papa are 3 of the tiny percentage of souls on this miserable earth who've figured out that playing ball is the highest purpose God ever invented the human male body for.

Fiction writing feels more honest to me.

I'd taken a big fat crisis off my shoulders and loaded it all on Jesus, which seemed unfair in a way, but was exactly what the Bible recommended.

I remember on 'JAG,' Joe Jackson punched Stephen Culp and shattered his nose.

But I do enjoy the freedom of doing a movie and then having some time off.

I've never made choices based on money - I always trust my gut.

I've always been fairly reserved and laid-back.

The goal of tyrants is tyranny, and the goal of tyranny is tyranny.

It's much easier to wear your pain on the outside.

I came up with a story and I wrote it.

Language evolves and moves on. It is an organic thing. It is not stuck in an ivory tower, hung with expensive works of art.

I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.

I think women love to read love stories.

God forbid that women have fantasies.

Any relationship that you have is about negotiation - anything - whether there is a written contract or not.

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.

I'm looking forward to getting back to my house and my Ugg boots and not washing sometimes, and getting back to writing.

I really like clever men who challenge you.

Once you're in charge of your job, your house, your children, getting the food on the table, doing all of this, all of the time, it'd be nice for someone else to be in charge for a bit maybe.

I don't think [Fifty Shades of Grey is] a model for anything. Except maybe in bed.

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.

My biggest fear in the world is going broke and having to depend on someone else again.

I want to make my mark in the NFL. This is the highest level, and this is where it goes down in history.

I was a man by middle school.

All my life has been about proving myself.

I want to be remembered as a person who kept it real, who did what he wanted to do, but never did nothing stupid and never tried to offend nobody else. I'm always being myself.

I hate getting yelled at, that'll get you on my bad side. My mom never yelled at me. She just told us what needed to be done and we did it.

I keep things real simple because I know where I came from and I don't ever want to go back to that way of living.

My total goal in life is to have fun. I just want to be out and around, chillin'.

I just want to live like a full-time tourist, to show up at the airport, pick a destination, walk up to the counter and say, 'Do you have any first-class seats?'

Trust me-the day I'm not into football, I'll walk away.

The older you get the more you understand what you're doing

If it’s change you need, relish the journey.

I think in Vice and American Me I played very silent, rigid characters and people remember them

I'm not prepared for holding office any more than I think Arnold is.

I'm always pleased when people respond to the work

Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa

The first thing you should do when you get up is read the obituaries. You never know when you'll see a name that will just make your day.