#shades

It turns out that the 'Cry It Out' method of baby sleep training, where you ignore that your kid is screaming, crying and turning 40 shades of purple so that she can break herself out of the habit of being spoiled and cuddled to sleep, does more harm - way more - than good. ↗

— Denene Millner

#being #break #cry #crying #does

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity. ↗

— John le Carre

#coded #cold #cold war #during #easy

Not because I'm trying to be fabulous, but I love those big crazy Jackie O shades. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#big #crazy #fabulous #i #i love

When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray. ↗

— Laura Schlessinger

#black #black and white #gray #million #perpetrator

Are you still mad at me?" "Yes." "I'll go back to sleep, then." "Good. ↗

— E.L. James

#fifty-shades-freed #sleep #fighting

My boss is like an angry bear with a sore head and poison ivy up his ass. ↗

— E.L. James

#fifty-shades-darker #humor #humor

She says that I have to abstain from all sexual activity for the next four weeks.” Christian’s mouth drops open in shock, and I cannot keep a straight face any longer and grin at him like an idiot. “Gotcha!” He narrows his eyes, and I immediately stop laughing. In fact, he looks rather forbidding. Oh shit. My subconscious quails me in the corner as all the blood drains from my face, and I imagine him putting me across his knee again. “Gotcha!” He says and smirks. ↗

— E.L. James

#imagination

If that isn't a declaration of love, I don't know what is. And the words tumble out of me—�a dam breached. ↗

— E.L. James

#fifty-shades-darker #love

Because I want to have sex with him--and because that's sinful--I'm blushing and flushing furiously under his scrutinizing scrutiny. ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#crime-fiction #drama #e-l-james #fifty-shades #fifty-shades-of-grey

Coveralls," I reply, and I know I'm no longer screening what's coming out of my mouth. He raises a eyebrow, amused yet again. "You wouldn't want to ruin your clothing." I gesture vaguely in the direction of his jeans. "I could always take them off." He smirks. ↗

— E.L. James

#anastasia #anastasia-steele #christian #christian-grey #e-l-james