He had withdrawn solely for his own personal pleasure, only to be near to himself. No longer distracted by anything external, he basked in his own existence and found it splendid.
This perfume was not like any perfume known before. It was not a scent that made things smell better... it was completely new, capable of creating a … - Patrick Süskind
This perfume was not like any perfume known before. It was not a scent that made things smell better... it was completely new, capable of creating a …
- Patrick Süskind
...he came to the conclusion that you cannot depend on people, and that you can live in peace only if you keep them at arm's length. - Patrick Süskind
...he came to the conclusion that you cannot depend on people, and that you can live in peace only if you keep them at arm's length.
He realized that all his life he had been a nobody to everyone. What he now felt was the fear of his own oblivion. It was as though he did not exist. - Patrick Süskind
He realized that all his life he had been a nobody to everyone. What he now felt was the fear of his own oblivion. It was as though he did not exist.
For people could close their eyes to greatness, to horrors, to beauty, and their ears to melodies or deceiving words. But they couldn't escape scent.… - Patrick Süskind
For people could close their eyes to greatness, to horrors, to beauty, and their ears to melodies or deceiving words. But they couldn't escape scent.…
And suddenly solitude fell across his heart like a dusty reflection. He closed his eyes. The dark doors within him opened and he entered. The next pe… - Patrick Süskind
And suddenly solitude fell across his heart like a dusty reflection. He closed his eyes. The dark doors within him opened and he entered. The next pe…
People left him alone. And that was all he wanted. - Patrick Süskind
People left him alone. And that was all he wanted.
How quickly the apparently solidly laid foundation of one's existence could crumble. - Patrick Süskind
How quickly the apparently solidly laid foundation of one's existence could crumble.
He had preserved the best part of her and made it his own: the principle of her scent. - Patrick Süskind
He had preserved the best part of her and made it his own: the principle of her scent.
He succeeded in being considered totally uninteresting. People left him alone. And that was all he wanted. - Patrick Süskind
He succeeded in being considered totally uninteresting. People left him alone. And that was all he wanted.
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