book collecting, n.All

Book collecting is very revealing of a person - his tastes, his interest, his habits.

Book collecting is defined not so much by the fervor with which the book borrower guards his borrowed treasures, but by his failure to read these books.

Book collecting is hardly different from collecting porcelain elephants.

Book collecting is an act of possession, but of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.

Book collecting is an an endeveavor whereby the true freedom of all books is somewhere on his shelves.

Book collecting is a dying art — Only the bibliophiles still have libraries, and we know that those kind never read.

Book collecting is not just collecting books; it is collecting happiness.

Book collecting is combining the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser