Hoggle: You need to understand my position: I’m a coward. And Jareth scares me.
Sarah: What kind of position is that?
Hoggle: No position! That’s my point. And you wouldn’t be so brave if you’d ever smelled the Bog of Eternal Stench. It’s, it’s…
Sarah: Is that all it does, it smells?
Hoggle: Oh, believe me, that’s enough. But the worst thing is, if you so much as put a foot in the Bog of Stench, you’ll smell bad for the rest of your life. It’ll never wash off.
Tag: smell
Giles: Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower or a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is…it has no texture, no context. It’s there and then it’s gone. If it’s to last, then the getting of knowledge should be tangible. It should be, um, smelly.
Dr. Hathaway: What’s that smell?
Chris: Must be the dog.
Dr. Hathaway: That’s popcorn.
Chris: Yes sir, I know.
Dr. Hathaway: Get it away from me, I can’t stand popcorn, I hate popcorn.
Chris: Good, now I know what to get you for your birthday.