“On the day after 9/11, I walking through the smoke and the smells of New York. There were knots of policemen everywhere. As I went past one officer, he called out: "Hi, Magneto." That's an indication of X-Men's extraordinary reach.” MenPastNew YorkWalkingExtraordinarySmellSmokeOfficersPolicemenIndicationKnotsX MenMagneto Author:Ian Mckellen
“The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future.” EarthPastAirSpringSmellHungHintsLilacWisps Book:Experiment in Springtime: A Novel Source: Experiment in Springtime: A Novel
“A seamlessly told and scrupulously detailed history of the Hartsoe clan of Haw County, North Carolina, Love and Lament is that rare novel that brings the gritty, rural past to vivid life. I could very nearly smell the moonshine (the moonshiners too!). Pass a few hours with Mary Bet Hartsoe and family. You won't regret it.” PastHoursNovelRegretSmellMaryVividCountyCarolinaLamentNorth CarolinaClansMoonshine Author:T. R. Pearson
“We parked in back and walked down the stairs with their polished brass railings, past the old-fashioned kitchen. We could see the chefs cooking. It smelled like stew, or meat loaf, the way time should smell, solid and nourishing.” WayShouldPastCookingSmellMeatKitchenChefOld FashionedStairsPolishedBrassStewChefs Cooking Book:White Oleander Source: White Oleander
“There was a wonderful atmosphere of gentle age, a smell of flowers and beeswax, sweet yet faintly sour and musty; a smell that makes you feel very tender towards the past.” FeelsAgePastWonderfulSweetFlowerSmellAtmosphereGentleSour Book:I Capture The Castle Source: I Capture The Castle