But God has the most fun with artists and writers: he inflames them with the desire to rival his own creations, then douses their overheated ambitions with a cold spray from the garden hose of reality. If they persist, he slams them to the ground and tweaks them on the proboscis for good measure. A fortunate few break free and prosper; the others lament the day they didn't become bank clerks.
The way the function dictates the form. . . elegant lines. . . nothing extraneous. . . this shoe perfectly expresses the essence of shoeness.