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Marquis de la Taillade- Espinasse
The young daughter of Antoine Richis and Grenouille's final target. She's very beautiful, with red hair and pale skin, and Grenouille finds her scent to be even more intoxicating than that of the girl from the rue de Marais. Though her father tries to save her by arranging her marriage, Grenouille murders her before the marriage can take place and creates his most intoxicating perfume with her scent.
Laure Richis Quotes in Perfume
The Perfume quotes below are all either spoken by Laure Richis or refer to Laure Richis. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 3, Chapter 35
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No, he wanted truly to possess the scent of this girl behind the wall; to peel it from her like skin and to make her scent his own. How that was to be done, he did not know yet. But he had two years in which to learn. Ultimately it ought to be no more difficult than robbing a rare flower of its perfume.
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Part 3, Chapter 38
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What he coveted was the odor of certain human beings: that is, those rare humans who inspire love. These were his victims.
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Part 3, Chapter 48
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He was also disgusted by the murderer. He did not want to regard him as a human being, but only as a victim to be slaughtered.
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Laure Richis Quotes in Perfume
The Perfume quotes below are all either spoken by Laure Richis or refer to Laure Richis. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 3, Chapter 35
Quotes
No, he wanted truly to possess the scent of this girl behind the wall; to peel it from her like skin and to make her scent his own. How that was to be done, he did not know yet. But he had two years in which to learn. Ultimately it ought to be no more difficult than robbing a rare flower of its perfume.
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Part 3, Chapter 38
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What he coveted was the odor of certain human beings: that is, those rare humans who inspire love. These were his victims.
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Part 3, Chapter 48
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He was also disgusted by the murderer. He did not want to regard him as a human being, but only as a victim to be slaughtered.
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