"He possessed the power. He held it in……" — Patrick Süskind
"He possessed the power. He held it in his hand. A power stronger than the power of money or the power of terror or the power of death: the invincible power to command the love of mankind. There was only one thing that power could not do: it could not make him able to smell himself."
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Patrick Süskind
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