If there's deception anywhere, it isn't you that is deceived; it is the mortals.

And who cares about them or their opinions ?" "I never thought of it in that way," said Burns.

"I hate caricatures--that is, caricatures of myself.

I enjoy caricatures of other people, but--" "You have a great deal of the mortal left in you, considering that you pose as an immortal," said Homer, interrupting the speaker.
"Well, so have I," said Phidias, resolved to stand by Burns in the argument, "and I'm sorry for the man who hasn't.

I was a mortal once, and I'm glad of it.