Complete chapters|Scent of Language, Language of Scent|Ryo Iwasaki

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"He left his heart there because no place in the world is nearly as nice. Not New York, not Paris, not Rome, although they are also beautiful. " Page length: 21

Lightning burns with whiteness harsh to the naked eye and reveals the depth and the contours of the clouds buried in the dark. Page length: 2

Ruth's world had no place for ambiguity, implicitness, timidity, and hesitation. Such words suggested failure, and her America had no official knowledge of failure.

Page length: 50

"He told her, ‘I love you.’ He thought after that he could kiss her and all that. But she said, ‘Why?’ ” The whole study group, except her, burst out in laughter. “It’s so American! ‘Why?’ ” they chorused. Page length: 64

They could share the same time and space but with the asymmetry of Byron and Mo Tzu. She should not have reacted to whatever he said, however he looked or sounded. Page length: 31

"I wasn’t really interested in what he was going to tell me, so I kept quiet. Then he said, 'Scents, colors, and sounds. They respond to each other.’ Does that mean anything to you?” Page length: 16

The fragrance slowly swirled around her. Her head was getting heavy, and she looked at the floor. “I can’t,” she said. The scent was leading her out of the room and to where it was coming from. Page length: 10