"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."
Freedom
"I would always rather be happy than dignified."
Happiness
"Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! I have as much soul as any of you!"
Strength
"I would rather be a slave in some strange land than remain calm and content here."
Adventure
"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."
Peace
"I am not an angel, and I will not pretend to be one."
Truth
"I felt as if I had been magnetised into the direction of Mr. Rochester."
Love
"I would not change for all the treasures of the world."
"I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh."
Love
"I would wish to be the nurse of your life, for all its hours and all its days."
Love
"There is a sort of estrangement between me and you, and I like it not."
Relationships
"I am not marble, and you are not ice."
Love
"Women are supposed to be very calm generally, but women feel just as men feel."
Truth
"I never can bear to be forgotten."
Relationships
"I have but one face, and that is all."
"I must keep my mind from running astray."
"I am a free thinker and a free agent."
Freedom
"The wish of gratitude fills my heart."
Gratitude
"I am not your charm, nor your spell."
"I would die for you, but I will not live for you."
Love
"I trust in divine justice."
Faith
"Mystery makes me curious, not fearful."
Courage
"I cannot let you burn me up, nor let the flame consume us both."
Wisdom
"I must steel myself against hope."
"What a strange being I am!"
"I am not afraid of you, and not angry with you."
Courage
"I have awakened from my dream."
Truth
"I will show you my heart if you will show me yours first."
"Time cannot wither what we have become."
Love
"Reader, I married him."
Happiness