The present is far from gift-wrapped.

...I expected a gift, you know, something nice and useless...

The want of a thing is perplexing enough, but the possession of it is intolerable.

. . . gifts have a way of coming to those who do not desire them

Like a 'Fuck You' for Christmas, his gift is a curse

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

I was a Christmas present that was delivered unwrapped.

It is not customary to love what one has

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

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.

I had enjoyed something that did not belong to me, you see. When it was taken away, I was disappointed but not harmed.

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

Possessing by letting go of things was a secret of ownership unknown to youth.

Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.