Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addictio…

Jeanette Winterson
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Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (2013). Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery, p.80, Random House
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Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (2013). Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery, p.80, Random House

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