"It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough"
- Quentin Crisp
About this Quote
This quote by Quentin Crisp speaks with the unfairness of lots of relationships. It suggests that in lots of partnerships, a single person is anticipated to give and give and offer, while the other person takes and takes. This is an unequal and unsustainable vibrant, and it is ultimately harmful to the individual who is providing. The quote suggests that no matter just how much the giver provides, it is never enough. This is an unfair expectation, and it is ultimately unsustainable. The quote talks to the requirement for relationships to be based upon shared regard and understanding, instead of a single person giving and the other taking. It is a tip that relationships need to be based upon shared give and take, which nobody needs to be expected to provide more than they can.
This quote is written / told by Quentin Crisp between December 25, 1908 and November 21, 1999. He/she was a famous Writer from England.
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