Brain Quote by Richard E. Grant

Smell is the sense of memory and desire.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it's a pity we use it so…

— Rachel Carson

“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

The sense of smell is the hair-trigger of memory.

— Mary Stewart

For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it is a pity that you use…

— Rachel Carson

Smell can conjure up memories for me stronger than any other sense. Especially childhood memories. Perhaps because you were that much shorter and therefore…

— Lilli Palmer

Of the five senses, smell is the one with the best memory.

— Rebecca McClanahan

Smells are so powerful and evocative, sometimes stronger than visual cues.

— Will Cotton

Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.

— Iain Banks

Smell is the primordial sense, more powerful, more primitive, more intimately tied to our memories and emotions than any other. A scent can trigger…

— Donna Karan

Smell is a long-distance sense, a way of stretching time and finding out in advance what lies ahead.

— Lyall Watson

When I write about things, it's a lot to do with sense memory. How things smell and taste can bring incredible memories flooding back…

— Sophie Dahl