Top 400 E.L. James Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “This is my eureka moment;.”

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102. “You know, you’re topping from the bottom.”

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103. “He’s enjoying himself – he thinks he’s going to win.”

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104. “There is a large wooden cross like an X fastened to the wall facing the door. It’s made of high-polished mahogany, and there are restraining cuffs on each corner.”

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105. “So you felt demeaned, debased, abused, and assaulted – how very Tess Durbeyfield of you. I believe it was you who decided on the debasement, if I remember correctly. Do you really feel like this or do you think you ought to feel like this? Two very different things. If that is how you feel, do you think you could just try to embrace these feelings, deal with them, for me? That’s what a submissive would do.”

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106. “You should be in satin or silk, Anastasia,” he breathes. “but even in my t-shirt you look beautiful.”

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107. “Can we ever have a normal conversation without it disintegrating into an argument? It’s exhausting.”

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108. “You are so bossy.”

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109. “The unfamiliar feeling surfaces, swelling in my chest, unnamed and dangerous.”

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110. “Anastasia. I want you to behave in a particular way, and if you don’t, I shall punish you, and you will learn to behave the way I desire.”

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111. “Men aren’t really complicated, Ana, honey. They are very simple, literal creatures. They.”

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112. “I’m very singular, driven. I like control – of myself and those around me.”

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113. “He walks over to me, and I can see his feet and shins in my field of vision. Naked feet. I.”

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114. “I can tell, baby, but right now I don’t give a damn because I can’t take my eyes off your mouth.”

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115. “My inner goddess nods frantically in agreement.”

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116. “I’m intoxicated with this man, my man, my Fifty Shades.”

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117. “I want to chase the dawn with you.”

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118. “I’ve never felt the way I felt when you left, Anastasia. I would move heaven and earth to avoid feeling like that again.”

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119. “I just want to bury myself in you and just forget everything but us.”

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120. “I want my world to start and end with you.”

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121. “Three little words. My world stands still, tilts, then spins on a new axis.”

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122. “I promise to love you faithfully, forsaking all others, through the good times and the bad, in sickness and in health, regardless of where life takes us. I will protect you, trust you, and respect you. I will share your joys and sorrows and comfort you in times of need. I promise to cherish you and uphold your hopes and dreams and keep you safe at my side. All that is mine is now yours. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love from this moment on for as long as we both shall live.”

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123. “To: Christian Grey You’ve made me cry again. I love the iPad. I love the songs. I love the British Library App. I love you. Goodnight. Ana xx.”

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124. “I’ve kissed a prince, Mom. I hope it doesn’t turn into a frog.”

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125. “And in this quiet moment, as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I’m in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he’s said and what he hasn’t said, I don’t think I have ever been so happy.”

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126. “You’ve got to let me make my own decisions, take my own risks, and make my own mistakes, and let me learn from them. I need to walk before I can run.”

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127. “Just remember that men are from a different planet, and you’ll be fine.”

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128. “Why Miss Steele, I do believe you’re making my palm twitch.” “Ah, Mr. Grey, your perpetually twitching palm. What are we going to do with that?”

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129. “There’s something about you, though, and I’m finding it impossible to stay away. But I think you’ve figured that out already.”

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130. “She is sunshine, she is light... she is his.”

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131. “I will lay my world at your feet, Anastasia. I want you, body and soul, forever.”

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132. “What a time to have a brain-to-mouth filter malfunction.”

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133. “You can’t choose who you love. Love chooses you.”

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134. “Your lips are so soft when you cry.”

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135. “He’s naked except for those soft ripped jeans, top button casually undone. Jeez, he looks so freaking hot. My subconscious is frantically fanning herself, and my inner goddess is swaying and writhing to some primal carnal rhythm.”

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136. “My subconscious is furious, medusa-like in her anger, hair flying, her hands clenched around her face like Edvard Munch’s Scream.”

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137. “It was brief. Last year, I think. She’s a social climber. No wonder she has her sights set on Christian.” “Christian is taken. I told her to leave him alone or I would fire her.” Kate gapes at me once more, stunned. I nod proudly, and she lifts her glass to salute me, impressed and beaming. “Mrs. Anastasia Grey! Way to go!” We clink.”

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138. “My favorite sound in the whole world is your giggle, Anastasia.”

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139. “He wouldn’t let her work. You know, he was controlling. Some men are like that.′ He gives me a quick sideways smily. ‘Really? A controlling man, surely a mythical creature?’ I don’t think I can squeeze any more sarcasm into my response.”

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140. “I am the moth and he is the flame, and I’m going to get burned. I know.”

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141. “I Ignore the unwelcome stab of disappointment. Why do I want to spend every single minute with this controlling sex god? Oh yes, I’ve fallen in love with him, and he can fly.”

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142. “Miss Steele, I do believe you’re making my palm twitch.”

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143. “I become aware that once again the only empty seat is beside me. I shake my head as the thought crosses my mind that Christian might have purchased the adjacent seat so that I couldn’t talk to anyone. I dismiss the idea as ridiculous – no one could be that controlling, that jealous, surely. I close my eyes as the plane taxis toward the runway.”

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144. “Follow your heart, darling, and please, please – try not to overthink things. Relax and enjoy yourself.”

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145. “He makes me graceful, that’s his skill. He makes me sexy, because that’s what he is. He makes me feel loved, because in spite of his fifty shades, he has a wealth of love to give.”

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146. “Why does he have such an unnerving effect on me? His over-whelming good looks maybe? The way his eyes blaze at me? The way he strokes his index finger against his lower lip? I wish he’d stop doing that.”

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147. “My inner goddes has her sequins on and is warming up to dance the rumba.”

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148. “An image of her shackled to my bench, peeled gingerroot inserted in her ass so she can’t clench her buttocks, comes to mind, followed by judicious use of a belt or strap.”

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149. “Because I’m not going to touch you, Anastasia – not until I have your written consent to do so.”

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150. “I never know what you’re thinking. Sometimes you’re so closed off... like an island slate. You intimidate me. That’s why I keep quiet. I don’t know which way your mood is going to go. It swings from north to south and back again in a nanosecond.”

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