Scented Memories Quotes

In my nostrils still lives the breath of flowers that perished twenty years ago.

Sometimes smell can take you back to places.

The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood [p. 53]

Of the women in my childhood, I retain above all the memory of their perfumes, perfumes that lingered - filling the lift with fragrance long after they had gone.

Fragrance is the voice of inanimate things.

The beauty of fragrance is that it speaks to your heart and hopefully someone else's.

I love the smell of paper in the morning; it smells like victory.

Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.

For me, fragrances are very - one of these beautiful art forms that bring about a whole host of things. It's what you want to smell like, it's memories that make you smile or are resonant of times in your life, it can remind you of music. If you're a lover of scent, it's a very kind of particular and evocative thing.

Smell is so powerful, you know. My grannies would both bake things like shortbreads and cookies. I think whenever I smell those kinds of things it really takes me back to my childhood.

Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit.

Scents evoke very, very powerful memories, whether it's the scent of someone that you know and someone that you love, or if it's a meal that your mother made.