People could close their eyes to greatness, to horrors, to beauty, and their ears to melodies or deceiving words. But they could not escape scent. For scent was a brother of breath. Together with breath it entered human beings, who could not defend themselves against it, not if they wanted to live. And scent entered into their very core, went directly to their hearts, and decided for good and all between affection and contempt, disgust and lust, love and hate. He who ruled scent ruled the hearts of men.
– from Perfume book by Patrick Suskind
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Whatever the art or whatever the …
Whatever the art or whatever the craft – and make a note of this before you go! – talent means next to nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.
– from Perfume book by Patrick Suskind