“But then, gifts are like beauty, arethey not. It is in the eye of the recipient that they find their seat, not in the hand of the giver.”
“Gratitude becomes spiritual, a spiritual virtue and a spiritual emotion, when we are moved in our response by a God-centered view of the three: gift, recipient, and giver. – p. 56”
“There is no word for the recipient of the love. There is only a word for the giver. There is the assumption that lovers come in pairs.”
“Teaching is a gift for both the recipient and the teacher.”
“The quality of gifts depends on the sincerity of the giver.”
“Gifts of the heart can't be claimed by anyone except the giver.”