Jonathan Carroll

"Buying a pair of shoes is one of the most optimistic acts I know, next to falling in love. I like nothing better than to see an old man wearing a brand new pair of brogues or cap-toed oxfords, preferably jaunty orange-brown, unscuffed, heels unworn. We want to be here tomorrow, but buying new shoes, like falling in love, says I plan on being here tomorrow."

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Source: Jonathan Carroll (2005). “Outside the Dog Museum”, p.126, Macmillan

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Jonathan Carroll is an acclaimed author known for his imaginative novels that blend fantasy and reality, particularly in works like 'The Land of Laughs'.

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