إن تعاسة الإنسان تنتج من كونه لا يريد أن يقبع ساكناً في غرفته هناك حيث يجب أن يكون.

“He possessed the power. He held it in his hand. A power stronger than the power…”

“The rivers stank, the marketplaces stank, the churches stank, it stank beneath …”

“So spoke Grenouille the Great and, while the peasantry of scent danced and cele…”

“He had escaped the abhorrent taint! He was truly completely alone! He was the o…”