It was as if some silver chime had waked a chord in his memory. – Florence Bone (1875–1971), The Morning of To‑Day, 1907 Category: Memory
The sense of smell can be extraordinarily evocative, bringing back pictures as sharp as photographs of scenes that had left the conscious mind. – Thalassa Cruso, To Everything There is a Season, 1973 Category: Memory
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. – George Washington Category: power
A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt. – Ray Bradbury Category: great