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I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.

I can't throw books away. My wife is always telling me to get rid of some.

My whole thing is, I collect what I know I want to read, and I have certain bookshelves in my bedroom that contain all the books I haven't read yet.

I don't collect books just because other people collect them, and I'm not going to have books in my collection if I think it's badly written.

You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.

I do like having books on my shelves. I do value that life.

I collect books - a lot of books.

I still buy actual books. The smell, having it in your hands - there's really no substitute.

I keep an ongoing list of my fifty favorite books, which I recalibrate whenever I discover a new one that seems to demand a spot there.