“while an adult could rarely be universally loved, everyone could love the right kid.”
“It was ironic how love could awaken them to the wonders of the universe, while at the same time confine their attention to one another.”
“For the first time I realized adults could back themselves into corners so remote that love, or its memory, could no longer reach them.”
“There was only one thing the perfume could not do. It could not turn him into a person who could love and be loved like everyone else. So, to hell with it he thought. To hell with the world. With the perfume. With himself”
“Sooner or later everyone was driven to love someone they could never have.”
“I love letters from little kids. Adults never proclaim themselves 'your #1 fan!”