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Smell is a long-distance sense, a way of stretching time and finding out in advance what lies ahead.

In humans, smell is often viewed as an aesthetic sense, as a sense capable of eliciting enduring thoughts and memories. Smell, however, is the primal sense. It is the sense that affords most organisms the ability to detect food, predators, and mates.

Smells are so powerful and evocative, sometimes stronger than visual cues.

I'm just a huge fan of smells, first of all. I have a bit of an obsession with smells.

Smell is incredibly important and sensual; it communicates who you are.

Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.

Smell is stimulating. It stirs things up and makes us nostalgic - a wonderful word which literally means 'ache for home' - which serves to inspire new circuits in the brain.

The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.

Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

I always liked the smell of a smoke-filled room. I think it's a good smell.