Offended Quotes

On taking offense, giving it, and owning up to both.

This set holds two sides of being offended — the person apologizing again and again for the times they crossed a line, and the person who claims open-mindedness until an opposing view actually lands. There's also a sharper warning that an offended heart can quietly curdle into something worse.


A martial-arts star who'd rather not be typecast, and a heart that turns hurt into deception, both point to the same idea: how you carry offense says as much as what caused it. See also quotes on Apologize and Certain.