What does it mean to be a true fan?

[Vanya]

Well, there are quasyfans, fans and fanatics. I belive I'm a fan. This means, for me, that ME is paralel world, where I escape every once in a while. It means that stories touch me every time I read them. It means that the first thing I look when I enter a bookstore is Tolkien shelf. It means trying to convert people that I find worthy of that effort. It means using Lotr screensaver or using film as background while working on comp, and then picking it up when some of favorite scenes starts. It mans telling my daughter ME bedtime stories. I could go on like this for long....
But, still, I'm not fanatic, because I didn't t learn elvish (like some people I know), or couldn't force myself to read HoME, because it's not translated yet. Even if it was, there are too much oposite informations, so I don't need the confusion. I can't pick quotes out my sleeve, I don't buy Lotr items, I hate comercial impact the film had .