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Quotes About Smell

I know now that it's the sweet, sweating smell of hope, which is opposite of hate; and it's the sour, stifled smell of greed, which is the opposite of love.
~ Gregory David Roberts
A fan sent me a pair of fluffy winter socks, and I was like, 'Oh, that's cool. I'll wear them to bed. It's cold; it's winter.' But they were worn. They were black underneath, and they stunk, and I hate feet. She was like, 'I'm giving you my favorite pair.'
~ Ella Henderson
I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.
~ Charles Barkley
Sometimes a certain project will have a smell... It will have a little stench about it. That is a warning signal. You know it's going to be a nightmare. You know they are not going to like it, and it's not worth it.
~ Mike Patton
I love judging food by its smell and feel and taste. The healthiest tomato isn't always the perfect one that's been covered in pesticides.
~ Sheherazade Goldsmith
If the first bite is with the eye and the second with the nose, some people will never take that third, actual bite if the food in question smells too fishy, fermented or cheesy.
~ Yotam Ottolenghi
I'm a total petrolhead. My three brothers and I used to ride scrambling bikes in the field near where we lived. We all liked cars. I've always loved the smell of an engine.
~ Jennifer Saunders
CDs, too. Totally corporate. They look real cheap and soulless and they don't smell of anything.
~ Evan Dando
In those days, the odour of cooking meat turned my stomach. But boiling meat took the biscuit. Why, I don't know, since my mother relished all forms of meat, even offal and innards that would frighten a surgeon. She would dine quite happily on a lamb's heart.
~ Sebastian Barry
The book smelled dusty and old but also carried a sweet tang, a hint of something inviting. She opened to the first page and started to read, pronouncing the words in a reverent whisper.
~ Shannon Hale
Does anyone smell roasting meat?' said Razo, 'Oh, wait, it's just Geric's face.
~ Shannon Hale
Her nightmare clung to her like the smell of smoke to cloth.
~ Shannon Hale
He is ever inglorious His laugh is laborious His smell is notorious Impale the herring king!
~ Shannon Hale
A smell caught Kitty's attention, yanking her thoughts back to the present. The scent of someone she knew, but up on the roof? Curiosity had never hurt Kitty. She crept along, her feet silent on the roof tiles, following the peace, creamy smell. By Humpty Dumpty's shell, it was Darling Charming! Locked up in a metal box on the roof! Honestly, and people said that Wonderlandians were weird.
~ Shannon Hale
A smell caught Kitty's attention, yanking her thoughts back to the present. The scent of someone she knew, but up on the roof? Curiosity had never hurt Kitty. She crept along, her feet silent on the roof tiles, following the peachy, creamy smell. By Humpty Dumpty's shell, it was Darling Charming! Locked up in a metal box on the roof! Honestly, and people said that Wonderlandians were weird.
~ Shannon Hale
What do llamas smell like?" "Chkt." "Like an ancient terror ready to shed its skin and devour the world? How do you even—
~ Shannon Hale
The sweet smell of baking crust rolled under her nose from the Four-and-Twenty Blackbird Pie Shop, though Cedar knew for a fact that the pies were made from pumpkin, apple, or pomegranate meringue and not birds. If you bought a pie, stuck in your thumb, and pulled out a plum, you won a tinsel crown.
~ Shannon Hale
She closed the book and put her cheek against it. There was still an odor of a library on it, of dust, leather, binding glue, and old paper, one book carrying the smell of hundreds.
~ Shannon Hale
He grew up never letting his mother wash his hockey equipment, preferring instead to air it outdoors, because he loved the smell so much.
~ Shawna Richer
She uses that shampoo," he sighed. "What shampoo?" "The one with honey in it." Ric's eyes crossed. "Oh, my God." "She was sitting in that tree, her leg bleeding out, and all I could think about was how good her hair smelled.
~ Shelly Laurenston
Mitch waved his hand in front of his nose. "Christ almighty! What is that funk on you?" Gwen smirked. "Eau de Grizzly.
~ Shelly Laurenston
Los Angeles is a great place. Where else can you smell the air and see it coming at you at the same time.
~ Jackie Gayle
Oh, I say, someone said enthusiastically, do I smell a wager?
~ Mary Balogh
What does this tell us about sharks? Should women be worried? Hard to say. How crazy are sharks for seal meat? Do dead groupers smell like used tampons? Unknown. I'd stay in my deck chair, if I were menstruating you.
~ Mary Roach