--- title: "2 Shoes Held Quotes by 2 authors" description: "Browse 2 Shoes Held quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Shoes Held sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/josephine-tey-12922_right-thing_this-is-nice-she-said-they-re-not-very-h_255443.jpg" --- > [“This is nice,” she said. “They’re not very high, but I hate walking in them.” “What are?” “My shoes.” She held up a foot and exhibited her very modest Cuban heel. “Nannie thinks they are the right thing to wear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josephine-tey/this-is-nice-she-said-they-re-not-very-high-but-i-hate-walking-in/) [Josephine Tey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josephine-tey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/josephine-tey-12922_right-thing_this-is-nice-she-said-they-re-not-very-h_255443.jpg) > [“Now, this pair," he waved the shoes he held, "are new. They haven't been walked a mile, and for new shoes like these I charge a talent, maybe a talent and two." He pointed at my feet. "Those shoes, on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/now-this-pair-he-waved-the-shoes-he-held-are-new-they-haven-t-been/) [Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/patrick-rothfuss-145_fashion_now-this-pair-he-waved-the-shoes-he-held_3193124.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shoes-held/#itemlist", "name": "Shoes Held Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This is nice,” she said. “They’re not very high, but I hate walking in them.” “What are?” “My shoes.” She held up a foot and exhibited her very modest Cuban heel. “Nannie thinks they are the right thing to wear in town, but I feel dreadful in them. Teetery.” “I expect one gets used to them in time. 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