Highlighter Mania

I have a tendency to take A LOT of notes when I read. This is partially because I remember things better if I've written them down, and also partially because I think the information is worth retaining in some form. I've always thought it would be a lot easier and faster to just highlight things, but I dont. This is because my grandfather is notorious for the amount he highlights in his books (I think pretty much every things except words like "the, a, of, is, etc"). Family is always teasing him for this, and people usually buy him large quantities of highlighters as a joke. For some reason, I feel the need to avoid that kind of taunting, so instead, I basically rewrite the book I'm reading.