There are those who have a great fondness for books to such a degree that it can get them into trouble! Here's a true story about a bibliokleptomaniac, a teacher in France who acquired priceless old books during the years 2000 to 2002, who found a secret access to a monastery library and took some of the books home to clean and to read.
His justification: "I'm afraid my burning passion overrode my conscience. It may appear selfish, but I felt the books had been abandoned. They were covered with dust and pigeon droppings and I felt no one consulted them anymore."
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island . . . and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.
A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and still remains a friend.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.