“Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets.”
Tom Robbins book Jitterbug Perfume
Source: Jitterbug Perfume
Quotes from bookJitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume is Tom Robbins' fourth novel and was listed on the New York Times Best Seller list in 1985. It is widely considered a cult classic. The book follows two interweaving storylines, one in Ancient Eurasia and one in the present day. Darkly humorous and "presented in an idiosyncratic fictional style", the story connects dueling perfumers in Seattle, Paris and New Orleans to a bottle of incomparable perfume created by two unlikely but defiant lovers of the past who seek immortality. Orchestrated by a mysterious Irish philosopher, the past and the present collide when the characters come together and discover the unexpected path to life-everlasting. The book was first published in 1984 by Bantam Books and later published by Random House.
“When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders.”
Tom Robbins book Jitterbug Perfume
Source: Jitterbug Perfume
“To achieve the impossible, it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.”
Tom Robbins book Jitterbug Perfume
Source: Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
“Does koala bear poop smell like cough drops?”
Tom Robbins book Jitterbug Perfume
Source: Jitterbug Perfume
“Birth and death were easy. It was life that was hard.”
Tom Robbins book Jitterbug Perfume
Source: Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
“Well, there's one thing to be said for money. It can make you rich.”
Tom Robbins book Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
“In the quiet ache of the evening, Alobar listened to his calluses grow.”
Tom Robbins book Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
