--- title: "1 Confessions Quotes By S. Jae-Jones" description: "1 Confessions quotes by S. Jae-Jones. Plus more from S. Jae-Jones and more Confessions sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/s-jae-jones-15963_confessions_but-elisabeth-i-held-my-breath-she-was-n_729081.jpg" --- > [“But Elisabeth..." I held my breath. "She was never a hothouse flower. She is a sturdy oak tree. If her leaves have fallen, then she will bloom again come spring. She was not ready to die when she gave her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/but-elisabeth-i-held-my-breath-she-was-never-a-hothouse-flower-she-is/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/s-jae-jones-15963_confessions_but-elisabeth-i-held-my-breath-she-was-n_729081.jpg) ## More by S. Jae-Jones > [“I would shape the world to fit the music in my soul. I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/i-would-shape-the-world-to-fit-the-music-in-my-soul-i/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“For you, Elisabeth.” He offered me the flute again. This time I took it. Despite the cold air, the instrument was warm, and felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/for-you-elisabeth-he-offered-me-the-flute-again-this-time-i-took-it/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“I did not want to fight. I wanted to surrender, because surrender was the greater part of courage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/i-did-not-want-to-fight-i-wanted-to-surrender-because-surrender-was/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“Her grandmother had told her to beware the wolves that prowled in the wood, but the little girl knew the little boy was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/her-grandmother-had-told-her-to-beware-the-wolves-that-prowled-in-the/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“He looked at me as no one had before, as though I were more the sum of my eyes, my nose, my lips, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/he-looked-at-me-as-no-one-had-before-as-though-i-were-more-the-sum-of/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“Humans were not meant for isolation. WE were not meant for loneliness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/humans-were-not-meant-for-isolation-we-were-not-meant-for-loneliness/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“We were as far from each other as we could be in that moment; he on one end of forever, me on the other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/we-were-as-far-from-each-other-as-we-could-be-in-that-moment-he-on/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“I am,” I said slowly, “a girl with music in her soul. I am a sister, a daughter, a friend, who fiercely protects those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/i-am-i-said-slowly-a-girl-with-music-in-her-soul-i-am-a-sister-a/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“Beware. That on burns like kindling. All flash, and no real heat. But you...you smolder, mistress. There is a fire burning within you, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/beware-that-on-burns-like-kindling-all-flash-and-no-real-heat-but-you/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“But Elisabeth..." I held my breath. "She was never a hothouse flower. She is a sturdy oak tree. If her leaves have fallen, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/but-elisabeth-i-held-my-breath-she-was-never-a-hothouse-flower-she-is/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“Someone takes me in his arms. “Hans?” I ask weakly. There is no reply. Only the sensation of long fingers running along the length…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/someone-takes-me-in-his-arms-hans-i-ask-weakly-there-is-no-reply-only/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“Without sacrifice, nothing good can grow. Without death, there can be no rebirth." -Der Erlkonig”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/without-sacrifice-nothing-good-can-grow-without-death-there-can-be-no/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“Farewell, Mother, careworn and abiding, Farewell, Papa, faded brightness hiding. Farewell, Constanze, I took your tales to heart, Farewell, Hans, and your fumbles in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/farewell-mother-careworn-and-abiding-farewell-papa-faded-brightness/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“Once there was a little girl who played her music for a little boy in the wood. She was small and dark, he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/once-there-was-a-little-girl-who-played-her-music-for-a-little-boy-in/) [S. Jae-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jae-jones/) > [“It was a pleasure to open that door and turn the lock, hearing the solid thunk and clang as the mechanism slid into place.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jae-jones/it-was-a-pleasure-to-open-that-door-and-turn-the-lock-hearing-the/) [S. 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