Smell Quotes by Sarah Addison Allen

13 Smell quotes by Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen offers 13 gentle reflections where fragrance becomes a quiet thread through everyday magic, highlighting how simple smells can hold deep personal meaning.

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...a sad sort of vulnerability was wafting from her, making the night smell like maple syrup.

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“The air outside was tomato-sweet and hickory-smoked, all at once delicious and strange. It automatically made her touch her tongue to her…

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“Warm, enticing scents were floating down, basil and oregano and tomato. It made Wes long for something, something he couldn't place. A…

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“She'd just walked into heaven. And her grandmother was right there, in every scent. Sugary and sweet. Herby and sharp. Yeasty and…

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But one thing she [Rachel] did believe in was love. She believed that you could smell it, that you could taste it,…

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“It had been rose candy day in the Waverley house, the scent still permeating the air, even though the kitchen was closed…

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There was a mood of magic and frenzy to the room. Crystalline swirls of sugar and flour still lingered in the air…

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“The scent spread through the house like a long, soft blanket, settling over everything, calming all worries. The labels on all the…

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“There was a mood of magic and frenzy to the room. Crystalline swirls of sugar and flour still lingered in the air…

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“The smell of rosin was strong. It reminded her of Christmas wreaths and red glass ornaments. It was a completely different world,…

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“She had beautiful pale skin, which was a stark contrast to her dark eyes and hair, like black marble and snow. It…

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“Silver sparkles from inside caught in the air and rolled in the wind past her. She took a deep breath, and it…

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“Currently, the scent of rising dough and hot berries was being sucked through the old air-conditioning unit and spread throughout the main…

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“There was such a feeling of peace around them, it was soft and pink and smelled of butter.”

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“The two giant oaks in the front yard looked like flustered ladies caught mid-curtsy, their starched green leaf-dresses swaying in the wind.”

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Men. You can't live with them, you can't shoot them.

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“After awhile, all the men wanted his opinion, and all the girls were in love with him. He made certain of it. Because he…

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People adapt. People change. You can grow where you're planted.

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“She wasn’t sure exactly when it happened when she had realized that she could only make one of them happy. She only knew that…

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I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already.

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“She opened her eyes slowly and saw that a pale lavender moth had come to a rest on the back of her hand. She…

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How could someone with a life this full feel this empty?

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“Her life was monotonous, but it kept her out of trouble.”

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“She knew him in that way you can only know a person you remember as a child, like if you cracked away the adult…

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