
“Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.”
Wieland; or, the Transformation (1798)
The Silence of Trees (2010)
Context: Follow me on a journey into heaven and hell,
past angels and devils, into the realm of dreams.
That is where our souls go when we sleep,
to meet up with our soul mate, to love without abandon,
without regret. For in the morning we must return
to life and all its painful illusions.
“Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.”
Wieland; or, the Transformation (1798)
“An Angel's smile is what you sell, You promise me heaven then put me through hell.”
You Give Love A Bad Name
Music, Slippery When Wet (1986)
“Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”
Noir comme le diable, chaud comme l'enfer, pur comme un ange, doux comme l'amour.
frequently misattributed to Talleyrand, no primary source exists, its not his style of speech, and he famously drank tea not coffee.
Misattributed
"Youngstown"
Song lyrics, The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
Note to The Voice of the Devil
1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793)
“Now I just don't know who to tell to go to hell
Who put the old devil in the distorted angel?”
Distorted Angel
Song lyrics, All This Useless Beauty (1996)
Blue Like Jazz (2003, Nelson Books)