Taken Quotes

On what is given, and what is given back.

Here the word carries two very different weights: the discomfort of being photographed, and the confidence of standing by a decision already committed to. One line pokes fun at the overeager Action of fledgling columnists reaching for insider jargon.


Elsewhere a gift is described as something that can be withdrawn as easily as it was offered, a small reminder of how conditional generosity can be. See also Loss and Emotion quotes.