The temperament of a collector is an interesting one; after all, necessity is never the raison d'être of a collection. And since a collection can never be complete — there is always another item or a better version available — its creation requires a predatory love of objects and an endless appetite.


The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon's Josephine (2003)

Andrea Stuart Quotes

The temperament of a collector is an interesting one; after all, necessity is never the raison d'être of a collection. And since a collection can...

The temperament of a collector is an interesting one; after all, necessity is never the raison d'être of a collection. And since a collection can...

The temperament of a collector is an interesting one; after all, necessity is never the raison d'être of a collection. And since a collection can...

The temperament of a collector is an interesting one; after all, necessity is never the raison d'être of a collection. And since a collection can...