Reread

 I save books that help me to be a better person, to grow from within.  I underline in the book and write in the margins.  I put the book aside.  But in time I pick it up and “reread” the book, especially the underlinings.  Often, I find that, “Oh, I forgot that,” or I see something from a different perspective because I have changed in my own growth.  Let other people read your novel collection.  Keep the stuff that changes you for the better.  And work on remembering.  Maybe a treasure box with quotes you got from readings, that you can check more regularly.