She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness.

~ Joe Hill

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I love the smell of old books,” Mandy sighed, inhaling deeply with the book pressed against her face. The yellow pages smelled of wood and paper mills and mothballs.

~ Rebecca Mcnutt

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He found himself in a room not unlike the shop. All books again, packed tight on shelves or laying in piles on every surface. It was a cozy room, for all that ; it smelled of warm, rich words and very deep thoughts.

~ Jenny Nimmo

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They stopped next at a bookstore. Oh, what a delicious smell of new books! said Ellen, as they entered. Mamma, if it wasn't for one thing, I should say I never was so happy in my life.

~ Susan Bogert Warner

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