“it wasn't the mountain ahead that wears you out, but the grain of sand in your shoe”
Source: The Beach Trees
Variant: It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
“it wasn't the mountain ahead that wears you out, but the grain of sand in your shoe”
Source: The Beach Trees
“Religion is like a pair of shoes….. Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”
“No matter what you wear… to me, you will always have diamonds on the soles of your shoes.”
Source: Lover Avenged
Interview by Kate Sullivan for Allure, April 2010
“The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes.”
"The Flat-Heeled Muse" http://www.hbook.com/1965/04/choosing-books/horn-book-magazine/flat-heeled-muse/, Horn Book Magazine (1 April 1965)