“The Christmas just before I turned four, my parents bought me a pair of little black skates and the Bay of Quinte was frozen and my two sisters took me out there and held my hands and taught me to skate. Now I don't know if this is true - although it sounds good! - but rumour has it by the end of the day they couldn't keep up with me.” IfsKnowsLittlesTwoEndsHandsParentSoundBlackFourTaughtThe End Of The DayPairsFrozenSkatesRumoursTwo Sisters Author:Bobby Hull
“I always have two pairs of glasses: geeky black Warby Parker frames and Wayfarer Ray Bans. Those are key!” TwoBlackKeysGlassesPairsRaysBansRay Bans Author:Christa Miller
“the large black slugs ... come out at dusk. Enormous slugs. As big as crocodiles. So huge we need a gun to shoot them. And by the end of the summer, if they go on growing, we shall have to go out in pairs together for protection.” IfsNeedsEndsBigsTogetherBlackGrowingHugeGoes OnSummerGunProtectionEnormousPairsGardeningExaggerationDuskCrocodilesSlugsEnd Of Summer Author:Nan Fairbrother
“Not every woman is obsessed with shoes. But every woman is more obsessed with shoes than her husband is (although that's not too difficult to accomplish, since your husband has exactly two pairs--black shoes that are ten years old and barely broken in and sneakers that are so dirty they classify as a biohazard).” YearsTwoDifficultBlackBrokenTenHusbandShoesAccomplishDirtyObsessedPairsYour HusbandSneakers Book:There's a Spouse in My House: A Humorous Journey Through the First Years of Marriage Source: There's a Spouse in My House: A Humorous Journey Through the First Years of Marriage
“I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods, most of which people don't need. I'm anti-consumerism; I own four pairs of black Levis and that's it.” PeopleNeedsBelieveIdeasWholeI BelieveBlackFourConsumersPairsGoodsConsumerism Author:Paul Auster