--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It did make a flash of jealousy go…" description: "\"“It did make a flash of jealousy go through me, but his heart was mine, and I didn’t doubt that. How could I, after he’d branded himself?”\" — S.C. Step..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/s-c-stephens-1131_jealousy_it-did-make-a-flash-of-jealousy-go-throu_2959619.jpg" --- # It did make a flash of jealousy go through me, but his… ![“It did make a flash of jealousy go through me, but his heart was mine, and I didn’t doubt that. How could I, after he’d branded himself?” quote by S.C. Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/s-c-stephens-1131_jealousy_it-did-make-a-flash-of-jealousy-go-throu_2959619.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/s-c-stephens-1131_jealousy_it-did-make-a-flash-of-jealousy-go-throu_2959619.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/s-c-stephens-1131_jealousy_it-did-make-a-flash-of-jealousy-go-throu_2959619.jpg) > ““It did make a flash of jealousy go through me, but his heart was mine, and I didn’t doubt that. How could I, after he’d branded himself?”” [S.C. Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-c-stephens/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Jealousy fades when love is trusted; self‑doubt erodes confidence, but commitment affirms belonging. **In simple terms:** Trust love, not jealousy. Key Takeaway Trust love, not jealousy. 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Stephens quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-c-stephens/) ## More Jealousy quotes > [The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/the-vision-of-the-left-full-of-envy-and-resentment-takes-its-worst/) [Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/) > [“That's the catch about betrayal, of course: that it feels good, that there's something immensely pleasurable about moving from a complicated relationship which involves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/that-s-the-catch-about-betrayal-of-course-that-it-feels-good-that/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [“To be mature is, we're told, to move beyond possessiveness. Jealousy is for babies. 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