A Shoe Story Quotes

“Look at cauliflower!” “Cauliflower?” “Yes, for centuries it was just a vegetable. Now it’s rice, pretzels, even pizza. If cauliflower can be pizza, you could be just about anything!”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“people-pleasing and more me-pleasing. “I have finally accepted the fact that I can only see in a straight line, I cannot see around the corner. And that’s OK. I’ve learned to stop my mind from running to the possible wreckage of the future. I know it doesn’t serve me, and I know that what’s next for me is just as likely to be positive as negative. I no longer worry about when the other shoe will drop!”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“Ironically, now that she was free to go anywhere, she yearned for roots more than wings.”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“I’ve learned to stop my mind from running to the possible wreckage of the future. I know it doesn’t serve me, and I know that what’s next for me is just as likely to be positive as negative. I no longer worry about when the other shoe will drop!”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“When I was a kid we would hold on to the light of day as long as we could. The streetlights were like our dinner gong. When they came on, all the kids would collect their marbles and head home.”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“Yes, why worry about tomorrow when so much can still go wrong today.”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“I’m far more concerned with when the other shoe will drop than the ones on my feet.”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“People wax nostalgic about the good old days, but it’s really the romance of being young that they miss. Everyone is sentimental for the city of their carefree youth.”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“Esme loved a good to-do list, or more specifically crossing things off one gave her a sense of control, however out of hand things were.”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“If you are interested in making a friend like Sy, check out dorotusa.org, ncoa.org, or voa.org, or just google “volunteer to visit local elderly near me.” I promise you will be glad you did.”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story

“Between your nosiness and your Jewish disaster mentality, it’s hard to believe you’re not a member of the tribe.” “Jewish disaster mentality?” “Yes, why worry about tomorrow when so much can still go wrong today.”
― Jane L. Rosen, A Shoe Story