LOVE OF THE BOOK HUNT

Howdy,

This week I've been book hunting and while I found a few gems, I also found more than my share of duds.
I literally cannot stay my butt out of used book establishments, I just cannot. I LOVE gazing upon shelf after shelf of dusty or not so dusty books that someone at one time purchased/received as a gift/ read and now that book has been passed from their hands into the hands of someone new.

I love knowing that very book, no matter the age, genre, author etc. has a a story outside the obvious story written on it's pages, and I love imagining what story each book would tell about it's origins and it's travels and how it landed in  my hands.

I will admit, I am slowly moving into HOARDING territory as I reside in less than 900 sq ft with another living soul and an ever growing collection of books that quite poss. could be around 500 books that are now taking up one huge 5 ft bookcase, an entire corner of the living room which includes a large desk covered with stacks of books, stacks of books UNDER the desk, books stacked on books stacked on other flat surfaces, etc. I LOVE MY BOOKS!!!!!!! but I also love looking for books that one person once read and now another person wants the same book they once read long ago and fell in love with, and they want the same copy of their favorite book down to the exact edition, year published, and everything. I always say, I HOPE MY FIND  MAKES YOU HAPPY!!!

Some quotes about books by folks who love them the same way I do:
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
~Marcus Tullius Cicero
“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
~Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
~Charles William Eliot
“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
~Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
“I cannot live without books.”
~Thomas Jefferson
More awesome quotes about BOOKS at my 2nd fave home, GOODREADS.com