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“Besides which, he was a man who did not let his decisions be made for him by other people, not by a crowd thrown into panic, and certainly not by some anonymous piece of criminal trash.”

Reason Logic Rational Panic Perfume Frenzy The Story Of A Murderer Patrick Suskind

Book:Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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“He preferred not to meddle with such problems, they were too discomfiting for him and would only land him in the most agonizing insecurity and disquiet, whereas to make use of one's reason one truly needed both security and quiet.”

Reason Security Quiet Patrick Suskind Perfume The Story Of A Murderer

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“Whatever the art or whatever the craft - and make a note of this before you go - talent means next to nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.”

Art Humility Hard Work Perfume The Story Of A Murderer Patrick Suskind

Book:Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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“Until now he had thought that it was the world in general he had wanted to squirm away from. But it was not the world, it was the people in it.”

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“For he was not fond of events, and hated outright those that rattled his inner equilibrium and made a muddle of the external arrangements of life.”

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“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.”

Powerful Smell Perfume Odour The Story Of A Murderer Patrick Suskind

Book:Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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“He was so full of disgust, disgust at the world and at himself, that he could not weep.”

Depression Perfume Self Loathing Misanthropy Disgust The Story Of A Murderer Patrick Suskind

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“He was in very truth his own God, and a more splendid God than the God that stank of incense and was quartered in churches.”

God Atheist Perfume Anti Christ God Complex The Story Of A Murderer Patrick Suskind

Book:Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Source: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer