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This is a man in need. His fear is naked and obvious, but he's lost. . . Somewhere in his darkness.
His eyes wide and bleak and tortured. I can soothe him. Join him briefly in the darkness and bring him into the light.


E.L. James

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He smile...
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Let it change ...
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Restful peace for my soul.
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He smile...
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It ...
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E.L. JAMES Your stepfather? I'd like to meet him."
Oh no... why?
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E.L. JAMES Oh, fuck the paperwork
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E.L. JAMES His head turns fractionally toward me, his eyes darkest slate. I bite my lip.
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Subject: &*%$&*&*
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To: Ana...
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E.L. JAMES The platinum Omega watch he gave me at breakfast on our first morning in London obscures the red lin...
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E.L. JAMES Mine," he whispers.
"Yours," I breathe.
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He chuckles...
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E.L. JAMES So you've just slept with him, given him your virginity, a man who doesn't love you. In fact, he has...
E.L. JAMES Do you trust me Ana?"
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Christian is s...
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E.L. JAMES Goodbye, Christian," I murmur.

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E.L. KONIGSBURG Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can...
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E.L. KONIGSBURG It is because baptism is a real insertion of human beings into the ascended manhood of Christ that t...
E.L. MASCALL The girl clones at Singer Grove were just like the ones in Texas; they knocked themselves out to be ...
E.L. KONIGSBURG Had she been born 500 years sooner, Raphael would have chosen her as a model for his cherubs. Tendri...
E.L. KONIGSBURG She's some kind of Socialist-anarchist-anarcho-syndicalist-Communist. Unless you're one of them you ...
E.L. DOCTOROW Because we are human we have a long childhood, and one of the jobs of that childhood is to sculpt ou...
E.L. KONIGSBURG It is the law of wealth that such people only profit from the money that is taken from them.
E.L. DOCTOROW The way I see it, the difference between farmers and suburbanites is the difference in the way we fe...
E.L. KONIGSBURG Richie Rich, Keoki, Amanda LaPore are really successful. They've joined the culture at large.
JAMES ST. JAMES I came to NYU to study experimental theater. Shortly thereafter, I was featured in a 'Newsweek&#...
JAMES ST. JAMES The true nature of evil is that it is so very casual.
JAMES ST. JAMES Why, oh why, must we always go through pigs to get our truffles?
JAMES ST. JAMES I would go to the all-night grocery store and pretend that I was at Studio 54 because it was the onl...
JAMES ST. JAMES We danced on the lip of the volcano, so to speak. We were young, too. And New York was still a big, ...
JAMES ST. JAMES I'll always be a party monster. I'll always love getting dressed up.
JAMES ST. JAMES As for my identity within the context of New York nightlife? I left in the '90s, so I'm not ...
JAMES ST. JAMES I was definitely the oddball freak show in school.
JAMES ST. JAMES When my trust fund ran out, I panicked. I have a lot of admiration for the kids who come to the big ...
JAMES ST. JAMES I think that when you are a teenager, it's the smartest you will ever be in your life. Teenagers...
JAMES ST. JAMES Watch out for the average--they're usually hiding something big.
JAMES ST. JAMES There are people who have too much space between their ears, and given the time, do nothing but free...
JAMES ST. JAMES War is devastating, and it leaves its scars for generations.
JAMES BLUNT National honor is the national property of the highest value.
JAMES MONROE Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treat...
JAMES LANKFORD People don't realize you're blowing over changes, time changes, harmony, different keys. I m...
JAMES MCBRIDE From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started openi...
KEVIN JAMES My favorite movie of all time is 'Rocky.'
KEVIN JAMES Every time I do a movie where it gets physical, I say never again.
KEVIN JAMES I really wasn't a class clown.
KEVIN JAMES I've always had something in my heart where I root for guys who struggle with women.
KEVIN JAMES Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.
KEVIN JAMES Once a year my back will go out and it'll be... it's like a sciatic thing and it's the s...
KEVIN JAMES I try to connect with the everyday, every guy.
KEVIN JAMES You think school ends when it ends, but it doesn't.
KEVIN JAMES It's always cool to meet people who can do things that you have no capacity to do.
KEVIN JAMES I want to do movies that I'm proud of where my kids, at some point, can see and I can feel comfo...
KEVIN JAMES I don't want to be known as this goody-two-shoes who can only do comedies where puppies are lick...
KEVIN JAMES Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.
KEVIN JAMES I've always been the guy who doesn't necessarily get it with women. A woman would have to sa...
KEVIN JAMES Now I'm starting to jog. But every time I do jog I have 9-1 pressed into my phone, with the next...
KEVIN JAMES I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.
KEVIN JAMES I never played a musical instrument growing up but I knew kids who did and took it very seriously.
KEVIN JAMES A song can take you to a special time in your life.
KEVIN JAMES If I do a movie where I have to have a son and it's a chubby kid, my mother is always like, '...
KEVIN JAMES I could never be James Bond.
KEVIN JAMES I just want to put some positive stuff out there. If it works, great. If it doesn't, no problem.
KEVIN JAMES You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it&...
JAMES DASHNER