Joshua Graham Quotes Novels & Stories

"I told you once before, and I'll tell you again. I'm not sure of myself. I wasn't sure of things, not really. I spent two decades trying to ignore the obvious emptiness that consumed me, and I even made the mistake of thinking that a self-centered, selfish, manipulative woman could be someone worth being around. I fought a lot with my own past, and was afraid to think about the future. Real fear, Emanuele." Joshua pauses briefly before continuing: "But you taught me that even though we are afraid, we can't stop moving forward. And even if everyone is against us, we must keep on fighting, and not let ourselves get down. Do you have any idea how much wisdom you carry in your heart? Do you hav

he shakes his head. "No," Mr. Grayson reaffirms, "Never blame yourself for the pain that was inflicted upon you." Joshua nods, "They beat me. They called me names and ripped my clothes off. I felt so humiliated. I could barely show my face at school. I recognized them in my Humanities class, and I was just short of a heart attack after seeing them unfazed by my pain. I never went back to school after that. I decided to find a nonprofit that would work to prevent vicious acts of inhumanity from being as rampant as they were. Long story short, the government didn't do shit, and here we are. Hurray," he finishes sarcastically.

“ Ella, God allows us to go through pain to grow us in faith and stature. ” “ Really? ” “ Have you heard of the quote which says, there's no growth without pain? ” “ I have. But how does that relate to this? I never searched for a boyfriend, all I did was want a Best friend, so why? Why did this have to happen, why? ” “ Steve Jobs said something that resonated with me for a while. He said, “ You don't connect the dots looking forward, you only do so looking backwards. ” The dots will connect, Ella. Soon, you'll be thankful it all happened the way it did. ”

Joshua seems to reflect before saying what he intends, and I admired him for that because it was a clear sign that he always thought before speaking, and that's a good thing because thinking before saying anything can prevent some hurt. "You can speak, Joshua," I insisted again. "I'm not fragile, and I always prefer things to be out in the open. Only then can we get to know each other better, don't you agree?" He takes a deep breath before speaking. "When you asked me not to play with your feelings, a red flag went up here," he points with a gesture to his head. "And I ask you, has someone hurt your feelings? And are you afraid it will happen again?"

She didn't look so welcoming, especially when I was with Nathan. "Is that how you want to hit yo' enemy? Like a worm?" Josh asked. "I'll try again!" I said, determined. Then, I closed my eyes. "Think of yo' pain. The reason you're here and training. Use that energy and put it in your fist! Now, hit me!" I took a deep breath and…. Same results. Everyone laughed harder at me. Nathan just sat there, smiling like a fool… argghh!!! I began to walk away when Josh said "You ain't meant to be here. You'll keep walking away from battles? That's what loosers do! In here, we ain't loosers!"

"Joshua won't allow it." "I won't escape. I can never escape."

He continued with a groan. "You don't have to blame yourself" Joshua said glancing at Thiago who stood at a distance running his hands through his hair multiple times. "You need to fire whoever did this," Jessica said. She was always benevolent with people but she could never stand those who tried to hurt those close to her. "Mom," Joshua said in a low voice. "Joshua, listen to your mother," Xavier said entering the house. "Even if she was dating him why did they paint her in such a bad light? My poor girl" he added.

And that's how I ended up throwing myself to the ground. Joshua stopped when he heard the sound. He turned around and rolled his eyes before moving to lean against a tree. Thank God for the ground! What else is always there to catch us when we fall? I didn't know how long this gracious break that he had given me would last so I savoured it. I think about three minutes passed in sweet silence before Joshua finally spoke again. "You know you seem so innocent and quiet. I bet that's what fools a lot of people." Oh no. What can of worms was about to be opened right here?

How could one not be moved? However, Hazel still did not fully understand. Joshua sat and listened quietly. He was not as expressionless as he was, but he did not appear to be extremely moved or resentful either. He almost looked sad and disappointed. "Don't be sad," Joshua said. "Some things happen, and once you make a mistake, you will not be able to make up for it no matter what you do. If this is the case, you two should stop living in the past and make the most of your life.”