I perfectly understand the obsession with shoes. I myself am pretty obsessed. I have a few hundred pairs of shoes in general, because I've been collecting shoes for a long time.
I have a weakness for buttons. I'm always collecting ornate and nicely decorated ones.
I have about nine guitars in all, so obviously I'm into collecting.
Collecting is more than just buying objects.
Though collecting quotations could be considered as merely an ironic mimetism
Allah said, 'A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion. '
Before negotiating a raise, start collecting a file of evidence showing how you've impacted the bottom line. . . . Don't believe there's no money in the budget. Don't assume your boss knows how great you've been doing. Don't threaten to leave -- you may be given the opportunity.