The worn soles of Daffy's boots skidded on the icy stones. H... - Emma Donoghue, Slammerkin
"The worn soles of Daffy's boots skidded on the icy stones. He'd been saving up for a new pair for Christmas, but then he'd come across an encyclopaedia in ten volumes, going cheap. Boots might last ten years, at best, but knowledge was eternal."