Quote by Italo Calvino

“We choose perfumes for ourselves so we can tell the stories inside of us— the ones that we can't possibly put into words.”

— C. JoyBell C

Smell is a word, perfume is literature.

— Jean-Claude Ellena

“No one knows the scent of books, or the scent of perfume, until someone opens them.”

— Omaid Ahmadzai

Perfume is a story in odors, sometimes a poetry of memory

— Jean-Claude Ellena

“Like a beautifully brightly colored flower without fragrance, is the well-spoken word without action.”

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“Benjamin glanced at his eager driver. “The children’s author Roald Dahl said of Romanée-Conti: ‘Sense for me this perfume! Breathe this bouquet! Taste it!…

— Jean-Pierre Alaux

“Scent speaks in every language. It is made of flesh and personal impressions. It is tied up with the need to feel alive, a…

— Francesca Serritella

“Every now and then the breeze carries a distinct hint of eau de sheep." "Really?" Annabelle sniffed experimentally. "I don't smell a thing." "That's…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Smell is such a powerful sense; capable of bringing memory to the mind more powerfully than sight or sound. There is nothing that can…

— Anonymous

“Perfume is magic. It’s mystery. We recreate the smell of a flower. Of wood. Of grass. We capture the essence of life. Liquefy it.…

— M.J. Rose

“Perfume should tell a story – the story of who you are, who you might be, perhaps even of who you fear becoming . . .…

— Kathleen Tessaro