Shaquem Griffin Quotes

At least I had that, one guy understood me.

I know it is all right. I wish I could make you feel so, I wish I could describe my feelings.

My illness has taught me something about the nature of humanity, love, brotherhood and relationships that I never understood, and probably never would have. So, from that standpoint, there is some truth and good in everything.

I turn to books for a feeling of companionship: for somebody knowing what I have known.

I have gone through a lot of things, everything that you can imagine in life, but the best has been Gerard and Milan.

When my friends and family call me Josie, it feels like I'm being seen. It's something everyone wants, to feel understood.

I don't always feel seen.

If someone is willing to help you understand your own worth when you're vulnerable, that's a very touching thing. It makes you want to help other people.

My wife Patrice, in addition to being enormously supportive, has taught me a lot about life. She might argue it's because I have so much to learn. One of the most important things I've learned is the art of listening.

My mum told me that the best thing you could give a woman was attention.

Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.

I think that no matter how dark a person is, the more you learn about them, the more you understand about their life, the more you can sympathize with them or even root for them.

All I want is for people, when they read my books, to feel companioned, to feel they're not alone in the world.

If I see my fans crying, I just want to give them a hug... and tell them I love them.

My friends and family are my support system. They tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear and they are there for me in the good and bad times. Without them I have no idea where I would be and I know that their love for me is what's keeping my head above the water.

When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.

When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by.

I'd like to believe that the people that have supported me in my work or identified with me in films, the people that feel they know me, they do and they don't have misconceptions - they understand. I believe that.

Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

I'm drawn to people who share that sense of loss. All actors are trying to repair damaged relationships. I think that might be why I've been drawn to other actors.

I sympathize with every kitchen porter.

What we yearn for as human beings is to be visible to each other.

The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are.

Things I say have value and I would love for you to value them, however you get it.