Once upon a time, one’s bookshelf was like a window to the soul. The books we chose to read and keep close said more about us than could be gleaned by a mere conversation. I’m not sure if that still holds true in the way it used to but I’ll never tire of perusing people’s books. And I still think they say a lot about a person.
Derek Jarman’s Books and Journals
While photographing Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage for Still Lives, his friend and heir Keith Collins told me I was welcome to look at any of the books I liked – even the many volumes of Jarman’s personal journals. Of course I took him up on that.
The prettiest “little black book” I have ever seen.
