Quote by Martin Amis

“He smelled more powerfully like himself now that he was dead than he had when he was alive.”

— Rhian Ellis

“He breathed in hard. The stench of blood filled his lungs. Only now for the first time could he truly appreciate it.”

— Shane K.P. O'Neill

“He took a deep breath, as if he were taking the air from my own lungs and swallowing it for himself.”

— Alyson Richman

“Then his head sank to the floor of its own accord and from his nostrils came the last faint flicker of his breath.”

— Franz Kafka

“He had things he wanted to tell me too; I knew by the way his breath hung in the air before us.”

— Tina May Hall

“Virtually drowning in himself, he could not for the life of him smell himself.”

— Patrick Süskind

“But then he breathes, "Beautiful," and when his eyes meet mine I know that he really, truly means it.”

— Lauren Oliver

“For a while I just sat there reveling in the pure pleasure of his touch. The scent of him was still in the air.…

— Belinda Jones

“...dying and somehow being brought back to life in the same moment, the same breath.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“It was enough to stir in him all of the hope and love and faith that he would ever possess, all coming together to…

— Yaa Gyasi

“No matter how strange things get, know that with every breath, you are becoming that which you have always been.”

— Eric Micha'el Leventhal

“I believe his exact words were cosmic, soul-shattering, air in your lungs kind of love. ”

— Renee Carlino