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Collecting
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Some people collect out of a desire for an aesthetic, others for prestige, and still others for a sense of mastery. But most theories of collecting elaborate on attempts to define, protect, or enhance the self.
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― Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things
― Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things
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When he was very young, Auberon had begun a collection of postmarks. On a trip with Doc to the post office in Meadowbrook, he had begun idly examining the wastebaskets, having nothing else to do, and had immediately come up with two treasures: envelopes from places that seemed fantastically distant to him, and looking remarkably crisp for having come so far.
It soon developed into a small passion, like Lily's for bird's nests. He insisted on accompanying whoever was traveling near a post office
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― Little, Big
― Little, Big
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