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title: "6 Stay Quotes By E.L. James"
description: "6 Stay quotes by E.L. James. Plus more from E.L. James and more Stay sayings from other authors."
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> [“why would i stay if things had reached such an impasse?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/why-would-i-stay-if-things-had-reached-such-an-impasse/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/e-l-james-470_impasse_why-would-i-stay-if-things-had-reached-s_351695.png)

> [“You said you wanted me to stay, so here I am.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/you-said-you-wanted-me-to-stay-so-here-i-am/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/569/e-l-james-470_said_you-said-you-wanted-me-to-stay-so-here-i_1859282.png)

> [“I can’t stay. I know what I want and you can’t give it to me, and I can’t give you what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/i-can-t-stay-i-know-what-i-want-and-you-can-t-give-it-to-me-and-i-can/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/e-l-james-470_need_i-can-t-stay-i-know-what-i-want-and-you_1953296.png)

> [“Why don't you like me ?" "Because you never stay with me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/why-don-t-you-like-me-because-you-never-stay-with-me/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/e-l-james-470_like_why-don-t-you-like-me-because-you-never_2124503.png)

> [“Part of my role is to look after your needs. You said you wanted me to stay, so here I am. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/part-of-my-role-is-to-look-after-your-needs-you-said-you-wanted-me-to/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/e-l-james-470_stay_part-of-my-role-is-to-look-after-your-ne_2734742.png)

> [“You never cease to amaze me, Anastasia. After a day like today - or yesterday, rather - you're not whining or running…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/you-never-cease-to-amaze-me-anastasia-after-a-day-like-today-or/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/e-l-james-470_anastasia-steele_you-never-cease-to-amaze-me-anastasia-af_3053864.png)

## Other authors on Stay

## More by E.L. James

> [“Don’t,” he murmurs, then kisses me lightly. “Why don’t you like to be touched?” I whisper, staring up into soft gray eyes. “Because I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/don-t-he-murmurs-then-kisses-me-lightly-why-don-t-you-like-to-be/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“Are you crazy?" "Crazy for you," he whispers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/are-you-crazy-crazy-for-you-he-whispers/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“If he touches me, I will succumb. I know the power he wields over me and my traitorous body. I know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/if-he-touches-me-i-will-succumb-i-know-the-power-he-wields-over-me/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“I’ve been so busy I haven’t managed to contact her since this morning, but she’s been hovering at the edge of my consciousness all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/i-ve-been-so-busy-i-haven-t-managed-to-contact-her-since-this-morning/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“Let me ask you something first. Do you want a regular vanilla relationship with no kinky fu\*kery at all?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/let-me-ask-you-something-first-do-you-want-a-regular-vanilla/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“And the baby?" The words are anguished, breathless. "The baby's fine, Mr. Grey." "Oh, thank God." The words are litany... a prayer, "Oh, thank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/and-the-baby-the-words-are-anguished-breathless-the-baby-s-fine-mr/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“Anastasia You Are My More My Love, My Life Christian”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/anastasia-you-are-my-more-my-love-my-life-christian/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“No. No!” he says. “I . . .” He looks wildly around the room. For inspiration? For divine intervention? I don’t know. “You can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/no-no-he-says-i-he-looks-wildly-around-the-room-for-inspiration-for/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“‎"His grin widens, and leaning down, he undoes the tie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/his-grin-widens-and-leaning-down-he-undoes-the-tie/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“I can't even escape him in my dreams.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/i-can-t-even-escape-him-in-my-dreams/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“Because we're getting to know each other, and you're stubborn and cantankerous and moody and difficult.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/because-we-re-getting-to-know-each-other-and-you-re-stubborn-and/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“«Si no puedes vencerles, únete a ellos».”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/si-no-puedes-vencerles-nete-a-ellos/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“His magic is powerful, intoxicating. I'm a butterfly caught in his net, unable and unwilling to escape. I'm his … totally his". (Ana to Christian)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/his-magic-is-powerful-intoxicating-i-m-a-butterfly-caught-in-his-net/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“My world was ordered, calm, and controlled, then you came into my life with your smart mouth, your innocence, your beauty, and your quiet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/my-world-was-ordered-calm-and-controlled-then-you-came-into-my-life/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

> [“I've been burned already, and yet here I am again”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-james/i-ve-been-burned-already-and-yet-here-i-am-again/)

[E.L. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-james/)

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