E. L. James Quotes

United Kingdom, Author
March 7, 1963

Erika Mitchell (born 7 March 1963), known by her pen name E. L. James, is an English author. She wrote the bestselling erotic romance trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed, along with the companion novels Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian and Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian; and under the name Snowqueen's Icedragon the Twilight fan fiction "Master of the Universe" that was the basis for the Fifty Shades trilogy.

Also known as Novelist, Film Producer, Writer

There's a very fine line between pleasure and pain. They are two sides of the same coin, one not existing without the other.

E. L. James
- Pain
- Coins
- Two Sides
I do not look at the world in terms of black and white - and I find people who do rather scary. I think it's all shades of grey.

E. L. James
- People
- World
- Thinking

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

E. L. James
- Art
- Moving
- Ivory Tower
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.

E. L. James
- Long
- High
- Wonder
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.

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 odd ideas about you, wants to make you some sort of kinky sex slave.

E. L. James
- Men
- Sex
- Love You
People are talking about sex. They're talking about sex with their husbands. They're talking about sex with their girlfriends. They're talking about sex with their partners. And because of all of this communication, women are having much more intimate relationships, which is fantastic.

E. L. James
- People
- Women
- Sex