“'Fifty Shades' opened the door and made it easier to write about any i...” — Jay Asher Quote

“'Fifty Shades' opened the door and made it easier to write about any issue that's controversial. It has helped other authors talk honestly.”

“Every action we have is going to have repercussions in ways we could not anticipate.”

“When me and my author friends who write about other difficult subject matter... when you hear from teens daily saying, 'Your book helped me or made me understand a friend better, what somebody else is going through,' you see the positive things.”

“Publishers were ever eager for authors to do their own publicity because nobody else was willing to do it for nothing. But then it became clear that if you want somebody to champion the story, there's nobody better than the person who made it all up.”

“Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard.”

“Authors need to decide if they want to keep forever to themselves, or share forever with a publisher who takes over half the cover price.”