“The smell of white paper is like the scent of skin of a new lover who has just paid a surprise visit out of a rainy garden. And the black ink is like lacquered hair. And the quill? Well, the quill is like that instrument of pleasure whose purpose is never in doubt but whose surprising efficiency one always, always forgets.”
Vivian Wu - Nagiko

“- Vada Sultenfuss: I love the fragrance of vintage books.
- Nick Zsigmond: I love the fragrance of chili dogs.”
Anna Chlumsky - Vada Sultenfuss
Austin O'Brien - Nick Zsigmond

“Love, as it exists in society, is merely the mingling of two whims and the contact of two skins.”
Mila Parély - Geneviève de Marras

“- Seaweed: Livin' in the ghetto, black is everywhere you go. Who'd have thought I'd love a girl whose skin was white as winter snow?
- Penny Pingleton: In my ivory tower, life was just a Hostess snack, but now I've tasted chocolate, and I'm never goin' back!”
Elijah Kelley - Seaweed
Amanda Bynes - Penny Pingleton

“- Penny Pingleton: Oh, Seaweed, you do care! I was afraid the colors of our skin would keep us apart.
- Seaweed: No but these knots might.”
Amanda Bynes - Penny Pingleton
Elijah Kelley - Seaweed