Jane Eyre

"I am not an angel, and I will not pretend to be one."

"My pulse stopped: my heart stood still; my stretched arm was paralysed."

"Whatever I do, I feel spurred on as by a spring; whatever I say, I feel impressed as if by a will not my own."

"I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh; it is my spirit that addresses your spirit."

"I would always rather be happy than dignified."

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."

"Reader, I married him."

"Time cannot wither what we have become."

"I will show you my heart if you will show me yours first."

"I have awakened from my dream."

"I am not afraid of you, and not angry with you."

"What a strange being I am!"

"I must steel myself against hope."

"I cannot let you burn me up, nor let the flame consume us both."

"Mystery makes me curious, not fearful."

"I trust in divine justice."

"I would die for you, but I will not live for you."

"I am not your charm, nor your spell."

"The wish of gratitude fills my heart."

"Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own."

"I am a free thinker and a free agent."

"Take care not to ride on such a horse whilst you are not in a state for it."

"I must keep my mind from running astray."

"I have but one face, and that is all."

"I never can bear to be forgotten."

"Women are supposed to be very calm generally, but women feel just as men feel."

"Smile again, now, and I will forgive you all."

"I have an awful crime to confess."

"I am not marble, and you are not ice."

"There is a sort of estrangement between me and you, and I like it not."