“And not until then did she remember how fatal it is said to be to accept a gift from a demon. Buy, or earn it, but never accept the gift.”

“Here's a reminder on accepting Christmas gifts from vendors: don't.”

“Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.”

“Faith then, in its relation to salvation, is that confidence by which we accept it as a free gift from the Saviour, and is the only possible way in which the gift of God could be appropriated.”

“A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation—to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.”

“Therefore, you must accept a gift only from those whom you wish to make as your masters.”

“Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.”

“Sometimes, you get no second chance and that its best to accept the gifts the world offers you.”

“To hope does not mean to know the future, but rather to be open, in an attitude of spiritual childhood, to accepting it as a gift.”

“Hearts are not to be had as a gift, hearts are to be earned.”