“Religion is like a pair of shoes….. Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”
George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian
“A cop won't pick you up for vagrancy in Los Angeles if you wear a fancy polo shirt and a pair of sunglasses. But if there is dust on your shoes and that sweater you wear is thick like the sweaters they wear in the snow countries, he'll grab you.”
— John Fante, book Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust (1939)
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