I laughed at him as he said this. “I am not an angel,” I asserted; “and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me — for you will not get it, any more than I shall get it of you: which I do not at all anticipate.

"I am not an angel," I asserted; "and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself."

"I'm no angel." And, to say the truth, she certainly was not.

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.

Ich denke, also bin ich kein Christ.

An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave;
Legions of angels can't confine me there.

This question is posed to mayself, am I a man who thinks he's an angel? Or an angel who thinks he's a man?

I'm pretty, but I'm not beautiful. I sin but I'm not the devil. I'm good, but I'm not an angel

Whate'er
I may have been, or am, doth rest between
Heaven and myself; I shall not choose a mortal
To be my mediator.

My angel," he says, cradling her. "I'm not an angel, Daniel." "Yes, you are." "No! I'm not an angel and I'm not a whore. I have intelligence and passion, strength and perseverance. I am capable of abstract thought, intellectual accomplishment, and artistic expression just like you, sir." He ponders that as the brougham trots up Fifth Street to Market. "What shall I call you, then?" Zhu smiles. "You may call me a woman.

We're ne'er like angels till our passion dies.

I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel...

I don't want to be a star, merely dying.

I'm not saying that I'm holy. Everyone is far from holy. And I'm not coming to preach to people that you've to be holy.