The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 47, November 24, 2002, Article 10

CHEAPER THAN A MISTRESS

  A related sentiment comes from the rear cover of the volume
  1, number 1 issue of our print journal, The Asylum (Summer,
  1980).  It is a quote from bibliophile Norman H. Strouse:

  "Look upon books frankly as a vice, but one which leaves
  respectable evidence of its pleasures to show for it.  It's
  cheaper than a mistress, and far more amenable to your mood
  and convenience.  And if you pursue book collecting properly,
  chances are that you can't afford a mistress, and that alone will
  save you a peck of trouble!"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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