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[julz14]

"Smell is the mute sense, the one without words. Lacking a vocabulary, we are left tongue-tied, groping for words in a sea of inarticulate pleasure and exaltation...if you cover your nose and stop smelling, you will die. Etymologically speaking, a breath is not neutral or bland--it's cooked air; we live in a constant simmering. There is a furnace

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[j_brisby]

That sounds like Diane Ackerman.

[j_brisby]

Yep, just checked my copy of Natural History of the Senses. You have good taste :)

You should read The Moon By Whale Light next.

[julz14]

Oh man, you're good! I've never read anything of hers before though. This was an assignment for my creative writing class, so I guess my teacher actually has good taste, not me haha
And I will check it out! I'm always in need of things to read (cool rhyme there)

[cay_onlettinggo]

Genius.

[julz14]

mmhm I thought so too :]