Touched by an Angel (TV Series)

Fallen Angela (1994)

Roma Downey: Monica

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• Monica : I'm afraid of the water.

  Tess : Say that again?

  Monica : I never had to work near lakes and oceans. I always asked to be excused from those and I was. Bad memories of the Flood, I guess.

  Tess : This is ridiculous! What is the first thing an angel says? "Fear not. Be not afraid. Except for large bodies of water." Is that it?

  Monica : I know there's nothing to be afraid of. I know it doesn't make any sense.

  Tess : Well, actually, it makes good sense now. The thing you're terrified of is something she loves.

  Monica : Who?

  Tess : Your next assignment, Angela Evans. She's fighting a terrible fear. The kind that comes in the night and whispers in your ear 'til dawn and then sends you running to the sea just to get the voices to quit for a little while. But Angela's voices won't quit. Not until her own voice drowns them out.

• Angela Evans : You saved me. Are you...?

  Monica : I am an angel.

  Angela Evans : Like... Like a real angel? Sent by...?

  Monica : Sent by God.

  Angela Evans : I knew there was something about you. Something so strong. Something so fearless. Something... Something I wanted to be.

  [Starts to cry] 

  Monica : Shh... Look at me. Look at me, Angela. You are strong. You had the courage to make a sacrifice to save someone that you love. And you taught me a lesson today. That love erases fear. For when I saw you out there, I would've dived into the deepest ocean to bring you back.

  Angela Evans : It might not have been such a good idea.

  Monica : You made the choice, Angela. You want to live. You just don't want to live like this.

  Angela Evans : But I can't change the past... Can you?

  Monica : [Shakes her head]  But all you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And it is this moment, right now, that you can choose to make everything new.

  Angela Evans : You know something about... almost dying?

  Monica : No. actually, I don't.

  Angela Evans : All of a sudden, there's not a whole lot more to be afraid of.

• Monica : You know, Tess, sometimes you can be really pushy.

  Tess : That's what friends are for.

• Angela Evans : Well, we need volunteers.

  Monica : And I need to be needed.

• Angela Evans : I love your accent. You must be from the old country, huh?

  Monica : [Chuckles]  Yes. Very, very old.

• Adam : Hey, I think I'm a little out of my element here, don't you?

  Monica : I need an escort.

  Adam : What you need is straps, that's what you need.

  Monica : [laughing]  Where's your faith, my friend?

  Adam : Just don't make any sudden moves, Monica.

  Monica : Ohh, the Angel of Death has approved. Why, I'm learnin' a lot in this new job.

• Monica : Whatever it is, you can trust me.

  Angela Evans : Funny, but... I think that I can.

• Monica : I wish I could make that decision for her.

  Tess : That's not what love is.

• Monica : I've never had a friend before.

  Tess : Who am I, chopped liver?

  Monica : You know what I mean. The more I get to know about human beings, the more I get to know about myself.

  Tess : Well, while you're learning about human beings, I wish you'd learn to make a good cup of coffee.