Tea Stories
Wilkie Collins (The Woman in White) October 30 2016
"My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody."Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from the Underground. October 28 2016
"I say, let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea."Happiness April 15 2016
They say you can't buy happiness, but you can buy tea, and that's about the same thing.Agony April 09 2016
There is a special name for what happens when tea leaves uncurl as boiling water is poured over them, it is called "the agony of the leaves." Oh, poor little tea leaves.Another weird tea quote... March 28 2016
"Only an idiot would rely on the energy of a bean or a leaf to say awake throughout the day."
Tahereh Mafi, Destroy Me.
Tea as medicine March 25 2016
For centuries tea was used only as a medicine, and it took almost 3,000 years for it to become an everyday drink. But in some ways, it is still medicinal, and a psychological balm, at least for me. Where I come from (Liverpool, England), it is always the opening salvo: "Hello, come in, I'll put the kettle on."Reading tea leaves March 23 2016
The art of reading tea leaves is called tasseography. My Mother used to practice it and was amazingly accurate in her forecasts.Keep your tea airtight March 22 2016
Tea absorbs moisture, so it's important to keep it in an airtight container.
The mixing of the sexes March 19 2016
English tea gardens were the first public gathering place where men and women were permitted to mix in public without scandal or criticism.
A very tall tea tale March 10 2016
There was a time when tea was seen as a threat to traditional Christian values and the social hierarchy of the Western World. Some people feared developing an addiction, but anti-tea stances were also colored by xenophobia and classism. Can you believe it?
Lemony Snicket March 04 2016
"Tea should be as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a two edged sword.
Kit Snicket (A series of unfortunate events)
Lemony Snicket
Tea, glorious tea March 02 2016
"The proper, wise balancing of one's whole life may depend upon the feasibility of a cup of tea at an unusual hour."
Arnold Bennet, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
The percentages of tea March 01 2016
"Love is 60% water, because a human being, the essence of love, is 60% water. But what is the other 40% made up of? Easy - mint green tea and honey."
Jarod Kintz. (This Book is Not For Sale)
From Gerald Durrell February 28 2016
"Tea would arrive, the cakes squatting on cushions of cream, toast in a melting show of butter, cups agleam and a faint wisp of steam rising from the teapot shawl."
Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals
The Tale of Peter Rabbit February 27 2016
"Peter was not very well during the evening. His Mother put him to bed and made some chamomile tea. She read the label which said "one table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime."Beatrix Potter
Words from William Faulkner February 26 2016
"The scattered tea goes with the leaves and every day a sunset dies."Charles Dickens February 24 2016
"My dear, if you could give me a cup of tea to clear my muddle of a head, I should better understand your affairs."
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy
James Boswell in The London Journal 1762-1763 February 23 2016
"I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy."
A famous quote... February 22 2016
"Before Elle had come into his life, he didn't even know what tea was. Now it was a staple. Worse, he actually knew the differences in teas."
Christine Feehan, Hidden Currents
The Tea Party February 21 2016
I had a little party, this afternoon at three
'Twas very small, three guests in all
Just I, myself and me
Myself ate all the sandwiches, while I drank up the tea
'Twas also I who ate the pie, and passed the cake to me."
The Diary of Virginia Woolf, 1919 February 20 2016
"... and even a tea party means apprehension, breakage."
E.M. Forster February 19 2016
"While her lips talked culture, her heart was planning to invite him to tea."
E.M. Forster
Alan Clark February 18 2016
There are few things nicer than sitting up in bed, drinking a nice strong cup of tea, and reading.