E. L. James Quotes

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I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.

- E. L. James

New, Set, List, Bestseller

Everyone's clamoring for the fourth book in the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy, which makes me laugh. Just the part of 'a fourth book in trilogy' that makes me laugh, not the clamoring for the next book.

- E. L. James

Next, Shades, Which, Trilogy

I value my anonymity. I'm happy to come in on the tube or the train and watch other people reading 'Fifty Shades.'

- E. L. James

Fifty, Shades, Other, Train

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

Lovely, Kind, Read, Witches

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

- E. L. James

Forward, Sometimes, Back, Boots

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.

- E. L. James

Love, Through, Been, Vicariously

I'm not a great writer.

- E. L. James

Great, Writer, Great Writer

I see myself as a story teller.

- E. L. James

Myself, See, I See, Teller

I think women love to read love stories.

- E. L. James

Love, Think, I Think, Love Stories

I'm a bit of a control freak.

- E. L. James

Control, Freak, Bit, Control Freak

I've worked in television all my life, but really I've always wanted to work in the movies.

- E. L. James

My Life, Television, Always, All My Life

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

Passionate, Want, Fantasy, Washing

Yes, I'm a 'Twi-hard.' I became obsessed. Absolutely obsessed. I didn't watch television, I didn't go to the cinema. My friends would ring and say: 'What are you doing?' And I would say: 'I've just got to finish this chapter.'

- E. L. James

Doing, Chapter, Became, Cinema

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

- E. L. James

Storytelling, High, Set, Bar

I think women love a passionate love story.

- E. L. James

Love, Think, I Think, Love Story

God forbid that women have fantasies.

- E. L. James

Women, God, Fantasies, Forbid

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.

- E. L. James

Doing, Charge, Maybe, Be Nice

I hate having my photograph taken.

- E. L. James

Hate, Taken, Having, Photograph

I really like clever men who challenge you.

- E. L. James

Challenge, Men, Like, Clever

I don't watch much British television at all. I mean, it's ironic because I used to work in it for years.

- E. L. James

Work, Television, British, Ironic

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