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Marcus Aurelius
“The man who is honest and good ought to be exactly like a man who smells strong, so that the bystander as soon as he comes near him must smell whether he choose or not.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Charles Dickens
“He was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes, and joys, and cares long, long, forgotten!” Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
Ernest Hemingway
“The old man knew he was going far out and he left the smell of the land behind and rowed out into the clean early morning smell of the ocean.” Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
John Muir
“Winds are advertisements of all they touch, however much or little we may be able to read them; telling their wanderings even by their scents alone.” John Muir, The Mountains of California
Haruki Murakami
“most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages—a special odor of the knowledge and emotions that for ages have been calmly resting between the covers.” Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Neil Gaiman
“The house smelled musty and damp, and little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.” Neil Gaiman, American Gods
John Green
“People are different when you can smell them and see them up close, you know?” John Green, Paper Towns

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