Quotes About Collecting

When you see a book you want, buy it instantly because you may never find it again.

I've got an apartment that consists of nothing but books; on the other hand, I don't collect. It's a mania to buy books. I can't go out without buying a book. But it would never occur to me to collect. I collect authors because obviously I want all their work, but this business of first editions and that whole thing doesn't strike me.

I like watches.

Some collectors do but no, I don't look at watches as an investment.

I do like watches. I like the sophistication of it all. Like the whole thing behind collecting watches is very grown man-esque, so it makes me feel more an adult.

Growing up, I didn't know anyone that was a watch collector or into watches, but I was always kind of curious about them. Before the NBA Draft, I knew I was going to get drafted, and I wanted to commemorate that by buying a watch.

When I first came in the league I wasn't a really big watch guy. But then Ryan Anderson, who was really into watches, kinda got me into collecting them.

Book collectors are thrill-seekers. It is a vegetarian hunt to be sure, without much exertion or risk, but the endorphin rush of the chase and the adrenaline high of the capture are much the same with first editions as I imagine they must be in the pursuit of 10-point stags, largemouth bass, or 20-foot waves at Maverick's.

I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone. This is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. Thank you, Chris McCandless.

We want to ensure works are placed with people who collect responsibly.

I was very into New Order, Joy Division, all of that when I was younger. I had a lot of bootlegs that I saved up my pocket money to buy. I had all the obscure early EPs.

After the Dirk Pitt books became best-sellers, I could afford to buy the more exotic examples of classic autos.

The novel is an artifact, which is why antiquarians cling to it so fervently.

Most people buy shoes and clothing, but I buy a lot of DVDs.

When I was a kid, I collected a lot of cards from all different sports.

I love the sport, I love getting other drivers' helmets and collecting some of the things that are special to me.

A real collector does not sell.

We're big believers that people can learn to collect through the eyes of great collectors.

I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors.

I read comics and stuff. I buy a lot of comics, a lot of films and boxsets.

I've collected comics for many, many years, but I've usually collected older ones for whatever reason.

Collections collect collectors. It doesn't work the other way around. A certain object misses its own kind and communicates that to some person who surrounds it with rhyming items; these become at first a quorum, then a selective, addictive madness.

I discovered at age 13 that if a spoon had 'Sterling' on the back, it was worth money. I'd run around a swap meet and find 20 in a day, make 75 to 100 bucks by finding silver spoons.

We had a poster of the Davis Cup in 1986. It was in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sweden, and we went to watch, so I got the poster. You couldn't get all the posters. You were lucky if you got one.