Fragrance Quotes

“Soft touches of fragrance of affection
deeper than the imprints of kisses,
have surely separated from me
hiding behind some abstruse backdrops.”
― Suman Pokhrel

“You may burn the pages but the story still remains. You may tear the petals but the fragrance still remains.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Beauty is a fragrant healer.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Something opens and the curled bud spreads out to the world, for the gate is not locked anymore and the essence starts streaming....”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“The most beautiful fragrance does not exist without a sense of smell.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“Lemon verbena, though. That's my favorite. It's a pretty hardy plant, and you can turn it into a tisane. In Morocco we call it louiza."
"Louiza?"
"You add the leaves to boiled water and they let out the most deliciously sweet fragrance. Not exactly lemony--- more like a honey balm."
"What does the tea taste like?" he asked.
"Sort of like chamomile, maybe, but with more body, and sweeter.”
― Nadia El-Fassi, Best Hex Ever

“And the smell was so... thick, you know? Best way I can describe it. Like honey cake, and fresh watermelon and treacle all rolled into one. I could taste it in the air, it was so strong. I bought so many bottles of rosewater on that trip I must have looked like some kind of smuggler at customs.”
― Nadia El-Fassi, Best Hex Ever

“Aloneness takes you to a fellowship with God, an intimacy opening the door to another world.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“In the sea of silence is the scent of eternity, the poetry of God.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Grow on the scent of your soul. Be drunk on the rose that keeps opening through the thorns.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Releasing the sigh at night, the flower fields have woken to life again. This is how, deserts release the cry and grow desert roses.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“In giving, be like a rose, dissolving in the joy of unfurling and scenting the world around. In darkness, be like a star, exploding as a soul of light.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“You may tear the petals, but the scent still remains. You may close the story, but the ink still remains.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“You may tear the petals, but the scent still remains. You may close the chapter, but the ink still remains. The unfinished melodies keep playing in the breeze.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Grief is the scent of a story we once wove, a gift, that the past comes back to give to the hearts torn by loss.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Does it improve the atmosphere of the garden, the more flowers there are in a garden?
“Yes of course, we all have flowers for the contribution they make to the overall peace and happiness and harmony of an area. The more flowers there are the more peaceful, happy and harmonious the garden is. Who could stay grumpy or sad in a garden full of flowers? If the flowers are brought indoors in huge bunches, then the atmosphere inside the home is improved greatly with more harmonious relations between people, and peaceful and happy feelings encouraged.”

Then I asked the freesias, what are the roles of flower scent to humans in the garden?
“Fragrances lift the vibrational frequencies of an area, garden or room. If the fragrance is of a natural origin, preferably floral, then there are certain blessings attached to smelling it. It heightens the thoughts of humans in the vicinity and helps soothe bad moods or argumentative residents. Fragrance is also a bridge between the human and angelic worlds and helps communication between species. Do not underestimate the power of fragrance; it can change the mood and situations in whole regions. All the while, the residents remain oblivious, to the fragrance’s pivotal importance, in the natural world. Without fragrance, the world would be a poorer place.”
“Fragrance helps lighten one’s mood, and countenance and help lift depression and lethargy. Fragrance plays a big role in why people are more energetic in spring, once all the flowers in blossom come out en-masse.”
― Sarah Rajkotwala, The Year of Talking to Plants: The Plants and Fairies Talk in Their Own Words

“Smell this, Ahm!” He continued with delight, “This resin is from the cedar trees of Lubnan, the Cedars of the Most High! They grow atop sacred peaks, where only the breath of gods is known. Their scent is holy.”
― Joseph Moukarzel, The Travelers: An Ancient Adventure of Gold, Magic and Forgotten Worlds

“Your gaze opened gardens in my soul, and I became fragrant beyond all measures. O God, if I am the flower, you are the light.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“The seed is inside you. Why do you gaze all around? Light is held inside the seed.
The flower is inside you. Why do you search all around? The scent is inside the flower.
The ocean is inside you. Why do you seek a river? Fathomless water is held inside the ocean.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Whatever it is you thirst for,
May you thirst for God more,
Whatever it is you yearn for,
May you yearn for God more,
through playfulness and wakefulness,
and sense the fragrance of eternal.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Morning finds the shiuli
fallen,
white stars on wet earth.
I pick one—
its fragrance
is a memory
I cannot place. A child laughs nearby.
The flower wilts
in my palm.
Everything beautiful
has an expiry date.
I learn this
again
and again”
― Avijeet Das, A Handful of Shuilis

“But the air is suddenly thick with the aroma of chamomile blossoms, and the fragrance--- soft, herbaceous, green--- steadies my pulse. It is the scent of patience, the garden's assurance that it won't be long now.
Today, the flowers promise. Today I will learn if my little gifts have done more harm than good.
Today we will know if this is the end... or the beginning.”
― Meg Donohue, The Memory Gardener

“I breathe in, searching, and the scent responds immediately: the heady, almondy aroma of pink damask roses lifts into the air and races toward me. The fragrance, warm and golden, encircles us. Roses. My favorite scent.”
― Meg Donohue, The Memory Gardener

“Jasmine: A flowering shrub or vine in the olive family with milk-white, star-shaped blossoms whose sensual, spicy, peach-and-vanilla scent inspires feelings of love”
― Meg Donohue, The Memory Gardener

“She laughed, and marigolds came loose from her hair. She stepped inside, and jasmines filled the room. That’s when our love story began.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“The list on the top sheet begins with limonene, which doesn’t surprise me in the least. Waipo favors— favored— light citrus scents, and although she never would have worn perfume in the lab, it’s like I can smell her preferred fragrance— a Greek lemon orchard, the sour-sweet fruit warmed by the sun and placed against the saltiness of the wild indigo sea.”
― L.C. Chu, The Library of Flowers

“The heartstrings of countless people are stirred with pain. Maybe that's when they pluck the chords of a guitar, maybe that's how they give out the scent of roses.”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“and I kept writing of love
during the war
I wrote you poems
so the world seemed less obscene
so I’d suspend time
and cease the disappearing
during the war
I wrote you poems
so you felt held
in your unravelling
so the blasts wouldn’t reach
who we were becoming
during the war
I wrote you poems
so they wouldn’t win
so the fragrance of my people
lingered in the streets
like a thousand burst tangerines”
― Kamand Kojouri

“Hua Tingwen
Qing dynasty. Tingwen's favorite novel was Dream of the Red Chamber, and her personal scent was inspired by Lin Daiyu.
Heart note // Increases attractiveness to others
Base note // Osmanthus”
― L.C. Chu, The Library of Flowers

“As her mother hugged her, Emma breathed in the scent of her perfume. Roses--- Liberty always smelled like a rose garden in full bloom to her: warm, sunlit, a pure soliflore.”
― Kate Lord Brown, The Perfume Garden