"With journalism, films always have to be to do with some personal statement of your own. As a general rule, I resist that. In the States, a question that kept coming up was this: 'How can you, as a man, talk about three women?"

“As I express my gratitude, I become more deeply aware of it. And the greater my awareness, the greater my need to express it. What happens here is a spiraling ascent, a process of growth in ever expanding circles around a steady center.”

Source : David Steindl-Rast (1984). “Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness”, p.49, Paulist Press

“I’m not saying this is an absolute but in a way, if you’re not having kids – who gives a damn? Love who you want. Isn’t that what we say? Gay marriage – love who you want? If it’s your brother or sister it’s super-weird, but if you look at it, you’re not hurting anybody except every single person who freaks out because you’re in love with one another.”

“We can't think narrowly. We have to think in the biggest possible way.”

“In our family we have always had, and still have, this understanding: the problem of each member of the family is everybody's problem.”

“I still don't know anything about drugs, or who takes them, or what happens.”

“Sometimes I think that all anyone needs in life is lots of popcorn and a few Lovelies”

“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.”

Source : "E.L. James talks 'Fifty Shades,' her future plans". Interview with Deirdre Donahue, www.usatoday.com. December 19, 2012.

“A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.”