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There is a comfortable feeling in small towns. It is salubrious.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.

We share our planet quite naturally with a permanent aeroplankton; a buoyant ecology too soft to hear, too small to see, but heavy with mood and meaning. Imagine being aware of all these airy inclusions - and you can begin to understand how it might feel to be able to smell really well.

I grew up in the East Village with a lot of old people in my building, and I'm not sure if they lost their sense of smell over the years, but they always seemed to smell like they poured a bottle of perfume on themselves. I never want to become that person.

I think there are people who really love the comfort of their small town, and there are people who feel stuck by it.

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

Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.

The mornings along the coast where the fog and mist meet with the salty spray of the seas is one of my favourite smells. I love the smell in the evergreen forest just after it rains - The Redwood Forest in California has the coast, too, so you have the best of everything!

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

Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.