I heard of collecting being refered to as a 
gentle madness. It's possible that we're all 
eccentrics on this matter. Here's a good quote: 

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, 
perhaps it is because he hears a different 
drummer. Let him step to the music which he 
hears." 
- Thoreau 
 
None of my friends or relatives collect, but I 
sort of appreciate this, because they keep me 
from going overboard. They help me take a step 
back from the situation. 

As for the matter of pathology -- one of the 
questions you have to ask yourself is: "Am I 
doing this because it makes me happy? or am I 
doing this because I have to." If it's simply a 
compulsion, it's best to take a break from it, or 
as my sister keeps on telling me: "You're going 
to burn yourself out."  

As for cels being an artform -- you can argue 
this. My friends can appreciate my cels 
aesthetically, although they're far from turning 
into collectors. I basically take this attitude : 
(Of course read "cels" for "adventure," 
and "collecting" for "the gypse life.")

"I would not know how to install a taste for 
adventure in those who have not aquired it. 
(Anyway, who can ever prove the necessity for the 
gypsy life?") 
-- Trudeau