Neetha Joseph > Quotes

“The land of opportunities that appeared greener when they were on the other side of the world deceptively veiled the harsh terrains which could only be transformed into fertile oasis with the passage of time and tough grind.”
― Neetha Joseph

“His attitude and behaviour was no different from any other Australian high school student and being in the teaching profession she was not entirely unfamiliar with the student culture and their perceptions that academic excellence was not the only gateway to success.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma

“Fond remembrance of Damien lead to the recollection of a few former love relationships that lacked in sobriety and in depth. Cruising through school and university, and not being unpopular or
unattractive, Chloe commanded many distinguished young men’s attention even though the mutual interest between both the parties remained short-lived. Despite her current relationship being a classic case of forbidden love, like the romance depicted in Alfred Noyes’ ‘The Highwayman’, she experienced a certitude in the company of
Lucien which she never felt before with her previous lovers.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs De Lys

“When Dan had bartered his soul to the devil for material prosperity, he knew it would cost him his life. ...Ironically, he recalled a play written by Christopher Marlowe that he had read during college days. Little did he know he would agonize like Dr. Faustus in his last hours awaiting Mephistophilis’ arrival to claim his soul, which was the prize for all the pleasures he had savoured.”
― Neetha Joseph, The Aeon of Improbable Scams

“Silence reigned in the car as the three individuals united by a specific purpose, sharing similar opinions about the inexpediency of meaningless interactions, maintained placidity during the peregrination. The picturesque scenes compensated for the lack of conversation and the car’s entry into Port Bognolot provided them breathtaking views of the closest countryside to Paris, La Campagne a’ Paris, embedded in the hills of the locale. Green creepers, lush green plants, and bushy trees adorned the colorful houses on either side of the streets of the small village, rejuvenating their eyes grown
tired from viewing the Hausmannian architecture.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs De Lys

“You could call it a period of harassment, during which, each time I reset my password it got changed, documents downloaded or created or saved disappeared. I also stumbled upon changes made to the manuscript I had edited earlier, was blocked out of my social networking websites and features added or deleted to the websites I own. To make matters worse, I did not know that malware had different names such as a virus, worm, Trojan horse, spyware, ransomware, rootkit, RAT and backdoor.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, I Am Audacious

“(Chloe) She found opinionated individuals' tendency to ignore political correctness on such occasions amusing and regarding their emotional responses as lacking in perceptive understanding of issues political in nature.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs de Lys

“The grave was covered as per traditions. Teary-eyed parents bid their daughter an emotional departure. The beautiful bright day contrasted with their sorrow-laden hearts. Even though they did not exchange words, there was a silent understanding between Ashley’s parents and Brian. Brian nodded his head in consensus. Natalie watched the interaction in stupefaction. The dead rested in peace while the living continued the dance of life.”
― Neetha Joseph, The Aeon of Improbable Scams

“The call was too irritable to ignore. A bright student with a few laurels to her crown, confused whether to choose academic success over silver screen, Chloe lay staring at the ceiling like a ship in the dark waiting for the lighthouse’s beacon to flash a signal to guide her in her most indecisive moment.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs De Lys

“Bickering based on in-laws’ actions and behaviour were not uncommon between husbands and wives. Arguments of such nature usually erected a temporary wall between couples that mended with the passage of time. However, such wrangling left Neha with a sense of impending doom.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma

“Silence descended with swiftness on the café. Conversations died with an abruptness, forcing complacent tea-drinking-protesters to search for the cause and nodding upon sighting a rising political figure of prominence waiting for her audiences' undivided attention.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs de Lys

“The recent weeks’ tumultuous events including witnessing her grandmother’s body arranged on a funeral pyre, and her uncles
performing the final rituals around it before one of them set fire to the pyre, which Prakriti learnt later was a tradition called cremation, had transformed her so much that she withdrew into herself like a worm in a cocoon. Her world of innocence shattered as unpredicted occurrences compelled her to confront the harsh realities of the world.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs De Lys

“A gun shot echoed in the mansion, freezing the guests and residents in their spots, and silence prevailed for a few seconds before a shuffle of feet and cries of dismay shattered it. Madeline reached the side of her dying lover in time to hold his hand and bid farewell to him with a passionate kiss. News of the murder spread like a wild raging fire, turning the mansion into a place of doom as the surveillance team stepped in to investigate the motive behind the murder.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs De Lys

“Then approached the inauspicious day when Fate rolled the dice and Deception danced stealthily in the dead of the night.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma

“The hustle and bustle of the city, the sizzling traffic, the magical aura of expectation-laden evenings, the trance of seductive lights and the company of spirited and vibrant people always intoxicated Ashley. Successful at twenty-eight, employed in one of the reputed television news broadcasting companies, Parker Broadcasting Systems, the findings of her investigative journalism were sensational enough to steal a spot in the cover story sections of leading magazines and newspapers.”
― Neetha Joseph, The Aeon of Improbable Scams

“Transition occurred not only in Neha’s life. Kovai also transitioned from sweltering summers with extreme temperatures as high as 40 degrees to monsoon madness with the heavy downpour drenching everyone and everything in her line of approach to not so chilly romantic winters offering a pleasant relief to weather-beaten residents.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma

“The noise of the blaring music and the champagne she had consumed caused a dull headache that seemed to increase the longer she spent in that electrifying atmosphere. Natalie excused herself and reached her apartment in seconds only to collapse on the bed and drifted off to a deep sleep.”
― Neetha Joseph, The Aeon of Improbable Scams

“He had wanted name and fame but was unprepared for the compromises he had to make to achieve his goals. When his ambitions materialized, realization dawned on him that try as he might he could never extricate himself from the nefarious entanglements he had linked himself with. The only option he had was to save himself from sinking into the abyss of ignominy, which coerced him to protect the big wigs.”
― Neetha Joseph, The Aeon of Improbable Scams

“It being the digital age and all, I can comprehend why one would choose the mobile phone, the most convenient and indispensable device , as a tool to be insolent towards antediluvian people like me who still have not lost faith in down-to-earth face-to-face interactions. It always begins with an impulsive need to pick up the phone and browse through apps. This need then, with the speed of the wind would gain a sense of immediacy whereupon, Mr./Ms. Presumptuous would make unconvincing excuses about having to take a call or text to a family member to check on his/her welfare. Leaving me in the middle of an interesting development that I am so willing to share, Mr./Ms. Presumptuous walks few meters away from where I am seated and comes back twenty minutes later only to steer the conversation away to a subject that he/she fancies.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, I Am Audacious

“Ayana was renowned for her lustful ways as she coupled black magic love spell with witchery directed towards enemies. It was her philosophy to harness her sexual energy to satisfy her sexual instinct as advocated by the teachings of Aleister Crowley. She was excited about her new project, which was to inflict death on a federal agent.”
― Neetha Joseph, The Aeon of Improbable Scams

“Light in the room faded away like an actor exiting a stage on his role’s completion, and Dusk, the next character, took her place
assuring his audience a stunning performance. Sifting through a few loosely arranged pages for a few hours, Bianca solved the jigsaw puzzle called Madeline.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs De Lys

“Mona swung around, her hair cascading in ripples, to see who her target for the night was. Michael had no girlfriends and preferred to spend Friday nights at the local club and was developing quite a reputation for one-night stands. Kylie knew he could not resist Mona and extorting information out of a heavy drinker would be a cakewalk for her.”
― Neetha Joseph, The Aeon of Improbable Scams

“Celestial bodies witnessed the disrobing of human dignity in abomination while the moonlight caressed away the vestige of perverse mauling that was captured on celluloid after which she was returned. Anonymous conspirators within the establishment had facilitated and superintended that night's covert exploitation.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma

“Mona swung around, her hair cascading in ripples, to see who her target for the night was. Michael had no girlfriends and preferred to spend Friday nights at the local club and was developing quite a reputation for one-night stands. Kylie knew he could not resist Mona and extorting information out of a heavy
drinker would be a cakewalk for her.”
― Neetha Joseph, The Aeon of Improbable Scams

“A part of her was immune to pain, numbed by humiliating experiences and hatred while the part that had known finer emotions, powerless to alter the course of events, chose to remain nonchalant.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma

“Time, racing like a sports car, swallowed miles in seconds targeting the finish line, pressurizing fellow racers to fulfil the days obligations with equal rapidity; however, emerged a winner subjugating the latter in the playdown.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, The Esoteric Lives of Fleurs de Lys

“The knowledge that even the most effective bullying policies of schools failed to protect a student, whose difference attracted unwanted attention and scarring comments, influenced Neha’s decision to support John’s choice.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma

“Staying alive means having to fulfil responsibilities and pay for all the expenses incurred while living. Since when did dying become an expensive affair, I thought to myself. What does it cost for a funeral these days? I embarked on a research and my findings increased my desire to live and crusade against all kinds of negative forces.”
― Dr Neetha Joseph, I Am Audacious

“Ever since, Kovai had been a trusted companion in her life who brought frolic, magic and romance to her formative years; a silent witness to her tales of joy and sorrow who was never reluctant to offer a shoulder to cry.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma

“A few minutes after the initial excited greetings they found themselves journeying in a maxi cab with a contended expression on their fatigued countenances as the moment held promise of forthcoming days of bliss and catch-up prattle that usually follows a family reunion.”
― Neetha Joseph, Pneuma