“The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes.”

“Seem like a lot of people wear shoes they can't walk in.”

Alex Flinn (1966) American children's writer

“.. its not so much about the shoes, but the person wearing them”

Adriana Trigiani (1970) American film director

“Better to wear worn shoes than to polish the boots of shop owner.”

Elfriede Jelinek book The Piano Teacher

“Old friends, like old shoes, are comfortable. But old shoes, unlike old friends, tend not to be supportive: it is easier to stumble and sprain an ankle while wearing a pair of old shoes than it is in new shoes, with their less yielding leather.”

Alexander McCall Smith (1948) British writer

“it wasn't the mountain ahead that wears you out, but the grain of sand in your shoe”

Karen White (1964) American writer

“In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and even clothes, the discussion of fur is childish.”

Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019) German fashion designer

“I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.”

Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist

“Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.”

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist

“No matter what you wear… to me, you will always have diamonds on the soles of your shoes.”

Jessica Bird (1969) U.S. novelist