Air Quote by Christina Rossetti

That which above all other yields the sweetest smell in the air is the violet.

— Francis Bacon

“When I came to you out of all that dust and heat and toil, I positively smelt violets at once. But not the sweet…

— Leo Tolstoy

Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon and velvet.

— Diane Ackerman

I do love violets; they tell the history of woman's love.

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Fragrances fill the senses with the mysterious.

— Diana Vreeland

For a moment he could have sworn he smelled violets, which was very peculiar, since he had no idea what violets smelled like, except…

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

“Going up, Herzong found a bouquet of violets, dropped from the hand of a woman. Perhaps a bride. Little perfume remained in them, but…

— Saul Bellow

A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent--sweet, not lasting; The perfume and suppliance of a minute; No more.

— William Shakespeare

A flower's fragrance declares to all the world that it is fertile, available, and desirable, its sex organs oozing with nectar. Its smell reminds…

— Diane Ackerman

“The child, laughing with joy and awe at the sight of the first violet understands far more in the deepest terms than a botanist…

— The child laughing with joy and awe at the sight of the first violet understands far more in the dee

“My breathe would catch at the sight of violets-so common in the woods at home, so surprising in the mountains. The violet's message was…

— Jessica Stern

The themes in 'Violet' are universal: accepting yourself with all of your flaws, moving on, and the forgiveness and freedom that comes along with…

— Joshua Henry