“For luck you carried a horse chestnut and a rabbit?s foot in your right pocket. The fur had been worn off the rabbit?s foot long ago and the bones and the sinews were polished by the wear. The claws scratched in the lining of your pocket and you knew your luck was still there.” LongStillsFeetHorseLuckBonesPocketsLong AgoWornRabbitsFurPolishedClawsChestnuts Book:Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition Source: Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition
“The flyscreen door slammed behind me. My feet dragged. I reached each arm into the jacket. Warm sleeves. Crumpled collar. Hands in pockets. Okay. I walked.” HandsBehindsDoorsFeetArmsOkayWarmPocketsJacketsSleevesCollars Book:Getting The Girl Source: Getting The Girl
“Gipsies, who every ill can cure, Except the ill of being poor Who charms 'gainst love and agues sell, Who can in hen-roost set a spell, Prepar'd by arts, to them best known To catch all feet except their own, Who, as to fortune, can unlock it, As easily as pick a pocket.” ArtPoorKnownFeetPicksSellsFortuneIllCuresCharmPocketsSpellsHensRoost Author:Charles Churchill
“How easy it is for a fantasy to grab hold of your foot like a rope, and dangle your life upside down while brigands go through your pockets. Deal with the life you've got. Solve the problems you have, rather than fantasizing about a life without them.” ProblemEasyDealsFantasyFeetSolvePocketsRopeUpside Down Author:Bill James