--- title: "4 Burned Quotes By Jodi Picoult" description: "4 Burned quotes by Jodi Picoult. Plus more from Jodi Picoult and more Burned sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/jodi-picoult-45_burned_when-you-have-been-burned-by-fire-once-y_542245.jpg" --- > [When you have been burned by fire once, you don't leap into the flames again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/when-you-have-been-burned-by-fire-once-you-don-t-leap-into-the-flames/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/jodi-picoult-45_burned_when-you-have-been-burned-by-fire-once-y_542245.jpg) > [Anger, though, is too fierce a flame to last for long, and when it burned out, I was left numb and wondering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/anger-though-is-too-fierce-a-flame-to-last-for-long-and-when-it/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/jodi-picoult-45_burned_anger-though-is-too-fierce-a-flame-to-la_1856230.jpg) > [Suddenly I realize that this is what I've been waiting for - a man who depends entirely on me... I dreamed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/suddenly-i-realize-that-this-is-what-i-ve-been-waiting-for-a-man-who/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/jodi-picoult-45_birth_suddenly-i-realize-that-this-is-what-i-v_2011332.jpg) > [You signed no contract to become a parent, but the responsibilities were written in invisible ink. There was a point when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/you-signed-no-contract-to-become-a-parent-but-the-responsibilities/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/jodi-picoult-45_bridges_you-signed-no-contract-to-become-a-paren_3185815.jpg) ## Other authors on Burned ## More by Jodi Picoult > [You get through it, you just never get over it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/you-get-through-it-you-just-never-get-over-it/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“Let me guess," Eric says, "You never meant for it to happen." "Hell, yes, I did. I've wanted her since you two started dating."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/let-me-guess-eric-says-you-never-meant-for-it-to-happen-hell-yes-i/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“It’s the difference between dancing along the eggshell crust of acquaintance and diving into the messy center of a relationship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/it-s-the-difference-between-dancing-along-the-eggshell-crust-of/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [Because hate's just the flip side of love. Like heads and tails on a dime. If you don't know what it feels like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/because-hate-s-just-the-flip-side-of-love-like-heads-and-tails-on-a/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [Some women are meant to change the world, while others are meant to hold it together. And then there are those of us who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/some-women-are-meant-to-change-the-world-while-others-are-meant-to/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [I love feeling loved. I don't love knowing that I will always come in second place. I love the fact that at least sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-love-feeling-loved-i-don-t-love-knowing-that-i-will-always-come-in/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“Music is the language of memory”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/music-is-the-language-of-memory/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [But there is a different between mending someone who's broken and finding someone who makes you complete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/but-there-is-a-different-between-mending-someone-who-s-broken-and/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“sometimes words are not big enough to contain all the feelings you are trying to pour into them. My”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/sometimes-words-are-not-big-enough-to-contain-all-the-feelings-you/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“The age wasn't as important as the milestones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/the-age-wasn-t-as-important-as-the-milestones/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [The night is falling down around us. Meteors rain like fireworks, quick rips in the seam of the dark... Every second, another streak of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/the-night-is-falling-down-around-us-meteors-rain-like-fireworks-quick/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“When she had packed all the artifacts that made up their personal history into liquor store boxes, the house became strictly a feminine place.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/when-she-had-packed-all-the-artifacts-that-made-up-their-personal/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/maybe-who-we-are-isn-t-so-much-about-what-we-do-but-rather-what-we-re/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“Here's what I hadn't realized : the mother you haven't seen for almost 36 years isn't your mother. She is a stranger. Sharing DNA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/here-s-what-i-hadn-t-realized-the-mother-you-haven-t-seen-for-almost/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [My brother believed in all sorts of mythical creatures: pixies, dragons, werewolves, honest men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/my-brother-believed-in-all-sorts-of-mythical-creatures-pixies-dragons/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burned/jodi-picoult/#itemlist", "name": "4 Burned Quotes By Jodi Picoult", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you have been burned by fire once, you don't leap into the flames again.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jodi Picoult" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/when-you-have-been-burned-by-fire-once-you-don-t-leap-into-the-flames/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/jodi-picoult-45_burned_when-you-have-been-burned-by-fire-once-y_542245.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/jodi-picoult-45_burned_when-you-have-been-burned-by-fire-once-y_542245.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/jodi-picoult-45_burned_when-you-have-been-burned-by-fire-once-y_542245.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you have been burned by fire once, you don't leap into the flames again.” — Jodi Picoult", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anger, though, is too fierce a flame to last for long, and when it burned out, I was left numb and wondering.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jodi Picoult" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/anger-though-is-too-fierce-a-flame-to-last-for-long-and-when-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/jodi-picoult-45_burned_anger-though-is-too-fierce-a-flame-to-la_1856230.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/jodi-picoult-45_burned_anger-though-is-too-fierce-a-flame-to-la_1856230.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/jodi-picoult-45_burned_anger-though-is-too-fierce-a-flame-to-la_1856230.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Anger, though, is too fierce a flame to last for long, and when it burned out, I was left numb and wondering.” — Jodi Picoult", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Suddenly I realize that this is what I've been waiting for - a man who depends entirely on me... 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