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My parents (both teachers) always told me to respect books, and it means keeping them in good shape, among other things. It is almost a religious idea: books represent knowledge, something that is important and must be preserved.

To be honest, it is not like we were maniacs about that, books are meant to be read, and accidents happen, but damaging a book if you could avoid it just felt wrong.

And I am also thinking about libraries that have books that are hundreds of years old or more. The reason we still have them is that people cared.

It is not entirely rational, but it is one of these things, like playing with food, a moral consideration more than a practical one.