Wear the old coat and buy the new book.

Austin Phelps
Wear the old coat and buy the new book.
Wear the old coat and buy the new book.
Wear the old coat and buy the new book.
Wear the old coat and buy the new book.
About This Quote

Someone you love has given you a book, and now they are asking you to give them the old coat. This is similar to giving away your old coat, but it is different in that it will encourage you to buy a new one. The coat is the metaphor for the book, which is the metaphor for the old you, which will now be replaced by a newly-found version of yourself. This is something you do for someone who has given their old self to you. You are now wearing their previous self as your new self.

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