All these grotesque incongruities between the richness of t… - Patrick Süskind

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All these grotesque incongruities between the richness of the world perceivable by smell and the poverty of language were enough for the lad Grenouille to doubt that language made any sense at all.

Patrick Süskind

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Patrick Süskind (born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first published in 1985.

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Alternative Names: Patrick Suskind

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Whatever the art or whatever the craft—and make a note of this before you go—talent means next to nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.

He wallowed in disgust and loathing, and his hair stood on end at the delicious horror.

Virtually drowning in himself, he could not for the life of him smell himself!

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