A Lighthouse of Quotes

I told her tea bags were just a convenience for people with busy lives and she said no one is so busy they can’t take time to make a decent cup of tea and if you are that busy you don’t deserve a decent cup of tea for what is it all about anyway? Are we put into this world to be busy or to chat over a nice cup of tea?

—‘Tis by Frank McCourt

When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things

—The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery