Asks Quote by Tom Peters

There's a moment in one's life when you should really be de-accessorizing instead of making more collections.

— Anjelica Huston

Many times we are tempted to defer to the documents we create, rather than the direct experiences we have.

— John Paul Caponigro

The users are not going to be in the position of accepting what's been collected; they're going to be in the position of being…

— Stephen Cambone

It is much simpler to buy books than to read them and easier to read them than to absorb their contents.

— William Osler

I'm a hoarder. For me, documentation has always been key, and I've kept everything from my past.

— Diane Keaton

Books were rare,expensive, time-consuming to create and copy, and difficult to transport. That is why collections ofprint-based books developed around centers of religious belief,…

— Tom Peters

What I can say is that there are some collections that come easily, and others that require more work.

— Stefano Gabbana

The obsessive documentation is itself adjacent to hyper-consumption in our society. The desire to just have everything all the time and adjacent to that…

— Ted Leo

Vinyl has gotten to the point where it's exclusively for the collector, I guess.

— Anonymous

We collect books in the belief that we are preserving them when in fact it is the books that preserve their collector.

— Walter Benjamin

Collections aren't really planned. I just keep writing short pieces until I have enough for a collection.

— Lydia Davis

Collecting is more than just buying objects.

— Eli Broad