--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: APPLES SCENT, You arrive in the basement…" description: "\"“APPLES SCENT, You arrive in the basement. Immediatly it catches you. Apples are here, lying on fruit trays, turned crates. You didn't think about it. ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/philippe-delerm-75604_poetic-prose_apples-scent-you-arrive-in-the-basement_253559.jpg" --- # APPLES SCENT, You arrive in the basement. Immediatly it… ![“APPLES SCENT, You arrive in the basement. Immediatly it catches you. Apples are here, lying on fruit trays, turned crates. You didn't think about it. You had no wish to be flooded by this melancholic wave. But you can't resist. Apple scent is a breaker. How could you manage without this childhood…” quote by Philippe DELERM](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/philippe-delerm-75604_poetic-prose_apples-scent-you-arrive-in-the-basement_253559.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/philippe-delerm-75604_poetic-prose_apples-scent-you-arrive-in-the-basement_253559.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/philippe-delerm-75604_poetic-prose_apples-scent-you-arrive-in-the-basement_253559.jpg) > ““APPLES SCENT, You arrive in the basement. Immediatly it catches you. Apples are here, lying on fruit trays, turned crates. You didn't think about it. You had no wish to be flooded by this melancholic wave. But you can't resist. Apple scent is a breaker. How could you manage without this childhood, bitter and sweet ? Shrivelled fruits surely are delicious, from this feak dryness where candied taste seems to have wormed in each wrinkle. But you don't wish to eat them. Particularly don't turn into an identifiable taste this floating power of smell. Say that it smells good, strong? But not … It's beyond … An inner scent, scent of a better oneself. Here is shut up school autumn, with purple ink we scratch paper with down strokes and thin strokes. Rain bangs against glasses, evening will be long … But apple perfume is more than past. You think about formerly because of fullness and intensity from a remembrance of salpetered cellar, dark attic. But it's to live here, stay here, stand up. You have behind you high herbs and damp orchards. Ahead it's like a warm blow given in the shade. Scent got all browns, all reds with a bit of green acid. Scent distilled skin softness, its tiny roughness. Lips dried, we alreadyt know that this thirst is not to be slaked. Nothing would happen if you bite the white flesh. You would need to become october, mud floor, moss of cellar, rain, expectation. Apple scent is painful. It's from a stronger life, a slowness we deserve no more.”” Philippe DELERM ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The passage explores how the scent of apples evokes deep, nostalgic memories and an inner yearning for a better self, mixing sensory detail with emotional longing. **In simple terms:** Apple smell triggers nostalgic longing for a better self. Key Takeaway Embrace sensory memories to uncover inner desires. Themes nostalgia memory sensory identity longing Mood reflective melancholic introspective Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - reading poetry - writing - mindfulness - therapy - creative workshops Key Concepts psychology embodiment nostalgic trigger writing creative reflection personal growth Questions to Reflect On - What personal memories does a scent awaken in you? - How can sensory experiences guide self‑reflection? 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