Scent Quotes

396 Scent quotes by 310 unique authors

Most people, looking back at their childhood, see it as a misty country half-forgotten or only to be remembered through an evocative sound or scent,… — D.E. Stevenson
Once she was certain, she didn't waiver. I had to make her stop for water or a bite to eat. She obeyed, but she was… — Tamora Pierce
True beauty is a ray That springs from the sacred depths of the soul, and illuminates the body, just as life springs from the kernel… — Unknown Author
I’ll have you know that the most delicate flowers often produce the strongest scent when crushed. — Maria V. Snyder
the intermittent breeze carried her scent to me again and again , singing in another language of memories from another form . — Maggie Stiefvater
Catelyn had never liked this godswood. She had been born a Tully, at Riverrun far to the south, on the Red Fork of the Trident.… — George R. R. Martin
My fingers positively itched to drift at length along their spines, to arrive at one whose lure I could not pass, to pluck it down,… — Kate Morton
And when my body shall cease, my soul will still be yours, Claire? I swear by my hope of heaven, I will not be parted… — Diana Gabaldon
It is a kind of church, back in these last cores. It may not be your church -- this last one percent of the West… — Rick Bass
I stepped closer still. He closed his eyes again and covered my hand with his own. 'You smell of violets. You always smell of violets,'… — Deanna Raybourn
He reached forward then took me in his arms, held me close for a moment, the breath of snow and ashes cold around us. Then… — Diana Gabaldon
They had picked up Julie's scent hit wolfsbane lost her and found her trail again at the crumbling Highway 23 except it was two hours… — Ilona Andrews
That was when we smelled the rain. It was so strong it seemed like more than just a smell. When we stretched out our hands… — Barbara Kingsolver
His smell—the scent of a demon, cinnamon incense, amber musk—wrapped around me, filled my lungs. I felt like I could breathe again, without every breath… — Lilith Saintcrow
When you start to really know someone, all his physical characteristics start to disappear. You begin to dwell in his energy, recognize the scent of… — Lisa Unger
I don't know what rituals my kids will carry into adulthood, whether they'll grow up attached to homemade pizza on Friday nights, or the scent… — Barbara Kingsolver
There was a time when you would have taken my heart with stake or gun. Now you have taken it with these delicate hands and… — Laurell K. Hamilton
One day, lad, your eyes will light upon a woman, and you will never forget that glint in her eye, that toss of her head,… — Helen Hollick
...there began to come to her a first dim realization of God's humility. Rejected by the proud in His own right by what humble means… — Elizabeth Goudge
Long strands of drool stretched from between his fangs and dripped on the pavement, sending a heady scent of jasmine to swirl through the air.… — Ilona Andrews
Why can't you like me?" he said, his voice breaking. His scent steamed then, hot and heady with a welter of contradictions: apples and fire… — Ilsa J. Bick
The scent of the sea, a wild turbulent storm, crashing into her mind. Elena, why is Dmitri naked? — Nalini Singh
Her partially open lips now opened wide, and her soft, fragrant tongue entered his mouth, where it began a relentless search for unformed words, for… — Haruki Murakami
Scent is the strongest tie to memory. — Maggie Stiefvater
I look around for the counter that sells my scent, but I'm so petrified that if I spray it in the air, nothing will come… — Melina Marchetta

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