| Friends usually do have something to gain from each other, be it companionship or affirmation of existence. |
| Each person is seen as trapped within his or her own private bubble, in constant need of affirmation and recognition. |
| What might seem like skepticism ends up as affirmation because of the poet's commitment to honesty. |
| In a stunning affirmation of the artistic impulse, they made beauty out of abjection, and that, at least, is a triumph. |
| They did this in various ways, an example being the investment in university education and the social affirmation that went with it. |
| In their political and personalised affirmation of Aboriginality, they challenge and detach themselves from the European historical narrative. |
