You are one brave woman, " he whispers, "I am in awe of you.

It's very hard to grow up in a perfect family when you're not perfect.

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

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.

You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince

I want my world to start and end with you.

I've never wanted more, until I met you.

Of course. Silly me. Such a sad, exciting score, which no doubt you can play? So many accomplishments, Mr. Grey.”“And the greatest one is you, Miss Steele.

Do you trust me Ana?"Ana! "Yes, I do."I respond spontaneously, not thinking...because it's true-I do trust him."Well, then"he looks relieved. "The rest of this stuff is just details""important details

Ana, honey, you've always had a tendency to overanalyse everything. Go with your gut.

I'd like to bite that lip.

The quality of your thoughts and the state of your mind will define how happy you are as a person. Happiness in your life comes from the way you think!

I have four dogs, four horses, a cat, and a bunch of wild frogs

Wine gave a sort of gallantry to their own failure.

I was into alternative stuff, but I was also open to a little bit of hard rock and metal, like Guns N' Roses, Metallica.

A picture that is beautiful, or that comes off, or that works, looks as if it was all made at one stroke.

It is possible to evade a multitude of sorrows by the cultivation of an insignificant life.

Democracy was assassinated here when Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. And who brought democracy back to this country? We are the ones who did that after pushing out the dictatorship in 1997.

There is a maxim about the universe which I always tell my students: That which is not explicitly forbidden is guaranteed to occur.

Relationships never end, because they're of the mind; only bodies can separate. When you're missing someone, know it just means that on a soul level they've come to visit.

My style hero was Batman. Now it's Tony Stark.