Realizing that I would not be allowed to carry all of the books in the house away with me when I grew up (ha!) is what spurred me into the compulsive book buying frenzy that still controls me today--It was suddenly of the utmost importance that I have my own copy of things, and the very same editions if I could find them (I searched forever for the right copy of The Wind in the Willows, only to find it in a used bookstore on Portobello Road for next to nothing). And then I just...never stopped. And now I could build a small house out of my books. o.0
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Realizing that I would not be allowed to carry all of the books in the house away with me when I grew up (ha!) is what spurred me into the compulsive book buying frenzy that still controls me today--It was suddenly of the utmost importance that I have my own copy of things, and the very same editions if I could find them (I searched forever for the right copy of The Wind in the Willows, only to find it in a used bookstore on Portobello Road for next to nothing). And then I just...never stopped. And now I could build a small house out of my books. o.0