“There is nothing like the smell of books, both new and old. If someone ever bottled the smell, I would be all over it .”
“A computer does not smell ... if a book is new, it smells great. If a book is old, it smells even better… And it stays with you forever. But the computer doesn’t do that for you. I’m sorry.”
“I love the smell of a new book, but I prefer inhaling fresh bottles of ink and glue. They get me more lightheaded – unless I read the book.”
“If peace had a smell,it would be the smell of a library full of old, leather-bound books.”
“There was the smell of old books, a smell that has a way of making all libraries seem the same. Some say that smell is asbestos. ”
“There is nothing like the smell of a bookstore. If you ask me, it's actually a combination of smells: part library, part new book, and part expectation for what you might find.”