“The pain is such that I refuse to acknowledge it. I feel numb. I have somehow escaped from my body and am now a casual observer to this unfolding tragedy.”

“I can't even escape him in my dreams.”

“Goodbye, Christian," I murmur."Ana, goodbye," he says softly, and he looks utterly, utterly broken,a man in agonizing pain, reflecting how I feel inside. I tear my gaze away from him before I can change my mind and try to comfort him.The elevator doors close close and it whisks me down to the bowels of the basement and to my own personal hell.”

“I am in awe of you. I want you, the thought of anyone else having you is like a knife twisting in my dark soul.”

“And soon you will be my wife to have and to hold... To love and to cherish... "With my body I will worship you." Christian Grey--Fifty Shades Darker, E.L.James”

“From: Christian GreySubject: Shenaniwhatagans?Date: June 15, 2011 09:32To: Anastasia SteeleYou don't have to work, Anastasia.You have no idea how appalled I am at my shenanigans.But I like keeping you up late ;)Please use your blackberry.Oh, and marry me, please.”

“I see your pain. It's hard knowing that I'm the one that has made you feel this way.”