Delicious Quote by William Wetmore Story

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

“This morning, in a jelly glass on my table, a handful of the season's first violets— a gift from the garden of a dear…

— Peter Everwine

“Suddenly a sweet smell Lightened my heart With a pleasant air: But I was not in a flower garden In full bloom, And it…

— Mahmud Kianush

A light wind blew through here that carried with it scents of sadness and loss, not recognizable odors but smells that corresponded to nothing,…

— Bentley Little

Certain scents can evoke so much feeling, nostalgia, and trigger beautiful memories.

— Kat Von D

“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

Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon and velvet.

— Diane Ackerman

I went out into the garden in the morning dusk, When sorrow enveloped me like a cloud; And the breeze brought to my nostril…

— Moses ibn Ezra

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odours, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken. Rose leaves, when the…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Traced the scent through the gloom 'til I found these purple flowers. I was spent, I was soon. Smelling you for hours.

— Ruthie Foster

Every intoxicating delight of early spring was in the air. The breeze that fanned her cheek was laden with subtle perfume and the crisp,…

— Gene Stratton-Porter

“But here there is no light, Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways I cannot…

— John Keats