--- title: "5 Flower Smell Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 5 Flower Smell quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Flower Smell sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/art-hochberg-1133_flower_when-you-smell-a-flower-where-is-the-sme_127461.jpg" --- > [“When you smell a flower, where is the smell before you smell the flower? Think about that one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/art-hochberg/when-you-smell-a-flower-where-is-the-smell-before-you-smell-the/) [Art Hochberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/art-hochberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/art-hochberg-1133_flower_when-you-smell-a-flower-where-is-the-sme_127461.jpg) > [“The ragged cat drags its belly across where the grass is short and the stones are sharp, under the lilacs that have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jayne-anne-phillips/the-ragged-cat-drags-its-belly-across-where-the-grass-is-short-and/) [Jayne Anne Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jayne-anne-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/jayne-anne-phillips-20315_gardening_the-ragged-cat-drags-its-belly-across-wh_538840.jpg) > [“A flower should smell sweet, and a woman should have wit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/a-flower-should-smell-sweet-and-a-woman-should-have-wit/) [Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e8/victor-hugo-32_flower_a-flower-should-smell-sweet-and-a-woman_1610469.jpg) > [“Artists are the flowers of our world. The best ones are those that can stand out from the crowd and create their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-kassem/artists-are-the-flowers-of-our-world-the-best-ones-are-those-that-can/) [Suzy Kassem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-kassem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/suzy-kassem-596_art_artists-are-the-flowers-of-our-world-the_1904596.png) > [“When at last she scooted over to him, Hunter experienced a feeling like none he had ever felt. It went beyond satisfaction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-anderson/when-at-last-she-scooted-over-to-him-hunter-experienced-a-feeling/) [Catherine Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/catherine-anderson-308_gaze_when-at-last-she-scooted-over-to-him-hun_2513396.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flower-smell/#itemlist", "name": "Flower Smell Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When you smell a flower, where is the smell before you smell the flower? 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