“And the awful thing was that Grenouille, although he knew that this odour was his odour, could not smell it. Virtually drowning in himself, he could not for the life of him smell himself!” SmellPerfumeDrowningOdour Book:Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Source: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“Odours have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions or will. The persuasive power of an odour cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it.” PowerfulSmellPerfumeOdourThe Story Of A MurdererPatrick Suskind Book:Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Source: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“This perfume was not like any perfume known before. It was not a scent that made things smell better... it was completely new, capable of creating a whole world, a magical, rich world, and in an instant you forgot all the loathsomeness around you and felt so rich, so at ease, so free, so fine.” WorldMadeWholeFeltKnownRichFineCreatingCapableSmellWhole WorldEaseInstantScentPerfume Author: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.” HandsAbleOne ThingMankindStrongerTerrorSmellCommandPossessedInvincible Book:Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Source: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer