“For sale: baby shoes, never used.”

“Increase of population was always good news to us. More people, more sales. Decrease of IQ was always good news to us. Less brains, more sales.”

Frederik Pohl book The Space Merchants

“I'd much prefer my books to shoes… In the summer I sometimes take walks without shoes but never without a novel.”

Nathan Englander (1970) American short story writer and novelist

“And I could never see you depart us and you’re my baby, you’re just another girl.”

Pete Yorn (1974) American musician

“If arrogance were shoes, he'd never go barefoot.”

Tamora Pierce book Page

“Shoes, men, coffins; never accept the first one you see.”

Terry Pratchett Thud!

“You're in an awfully good mood," he observed. "Was there a sale at Khakis-R-Us?”

Richelle Mead book The Golden Lily

“Georgie, stop trying to resurrect the shoes. They were never alive in the first place.”

Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

“An English gentleman never shines his shoes, but then nor does a lazy bastard.”

Will Self (1961) English writer and journalist

“If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.”

Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) Dutch resistance hero and writer