Fifty Shades of Grey

Я сделаю все ради твоей безопасности. Ради безопасности моей семьи. И этого малыша, – бормочет он, осторожно кладя руку мне на живот.

My worst fears have been realized. And strangely, it’s very liberating.

It’s very hard to grow up in a perfect family when you’re not perfect.

“Darling, you know what they say. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince.”
I give her a lopsided, bittersweet smile. “I think I’ve kissed a prince, Mom. I hope he doesn’t turn into a frog.”

Men think that anything that comes out of a woman’s mouth is a problem to be solved. Not some vague idea that we’d like to kick around and talk about for a while and then forget. Men prefer action.

- Sooner you’re in bed, sooner you’ll be fucked, and sooner you can sleep.

• Mr. Grey, you are a born romantic.

You see most of your fear is in your head.

Don’t waste your energy on guilt, feelings of wrongdoing etc. <...> You need to free your mind and listen to your body.

Is he worthy of me? That’s an interesting concept. I always wonder whether I am worthy of him.

Tea is always the answer according to Ray. I remember my mother complaining about him, saying that when it came to tea and sympathy, he was always good at the tea, not so hot on the sympathy.