Sniffed Quotes
29 quotes by 28 authors
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As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I gave my life to them.…
— Maurice Sendak
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...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine…
— Arthur Rubinstein
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Sometimes when I’m flying over the Alps I think, ‘That’s like all the cocaine I sniffed.’
— Elton John
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A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root…
— Gautama Buddha
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A painting is not made to be sniffed.
— Rembrandt
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Construed as turf, home just seems a provisional claim, a designation you make upon a place, not one it makes on you. A certain set…
— Richard Ford
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As a young child I wanted to be a writer because writers were rich and famous. They lounged around Singapore and Rangoon smoking opium in…
— William S. Burroughs
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I don’t know what I saw. It could’ve been a hallucination. You get those from sniffing glue.†“You’ve never sniffed glue!†“I’ve smelled glue,†Jamie…
— Sarah Rees Brennan
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The dog approached again, cautiously. I found the bologna sandwich, ripped off a chunk, wiped the cheap watery mustard off, then placed it on the…
— Charles Bukowski
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Yours is... il sent comme lavande." Is that French for 'You stink'?" It means 'lavender'." Huh." She sniffed at her wrist. "I thought I smelled…
— Lynn Viehl
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The house was on fire," i greeted them tersely. "In case you're interested." they both glanced up overhead as if to make sure the house…
— James Patterson
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Orion sniffed. "Good. Then, worthy centaur, perhaps you could give me a ride to the village on your way back. Then I can make a…
— Eoin Colfer
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Enjoy yourselves. And Hap: Don't let Umber near the arrows and bows; he's liable to shoot himself in the nose." Dodd grinned and snapped the…
— P.W. Catanese
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I swear, Oliver, when did you become such a stick-in-the-mud?†“I’ve always been a stick-in-the-mud.†Her brother cast her a thin smile. “I just hid…
— Sabrina Jeffries
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Gazzy sniffed the air. "That's explosives. It smells like Christmas!" Okay, so we've had somewhat untraditional Christmases. With explosives.
— James Patterson
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He hesitated, then lifted his head and sniffed. “Have you been drinking?†The question was more curious than accusatory. “No,†Bast said. The innkeeper raised…
— Patrick Rothfuss
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What's that smell?" I froze. What? Did I really smell so distasteful he had only to lean in my direction to catch a putrid whiff…
— Gena Showalter
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Is there anything else I can do to see to your comfort, Miss Trent?" Perriwick inquired. "She's fine," Blake growled. "Clearly, she--" "Perriwick, isn't the…
— Julia Quinn
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Star Trek?†I asked her. “Really?†“What?†she demanded, bending unnaturally black eyebrows together. “There are two kinds of people in the universe, Molly,†I…
— Jim Butcher
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Terminus sniffed. “I guard borders. I don’t kill giants. It’s not in my job description.
— Rick Riordan
Who Wrote These Sniffed Quotes
28 authors contributed a total of 29 Sniffed Quotes, led by these top contributors: