People today do not have the same attitude toward books and printed knowledge that I had back when I was a kid, and still have. A book was sacred. You read it. You didn't mar it or otherwise destroy it.

I saw someone rip a page out of a book once to write a note on it, and stuff the page in his pocket. When I questioned his actions, I was rewarded with a derisive look. He replied, "It's just a book. This stuff is all on the Internet, anyway."

A very sad comment on our society.