When she offered me a spot of tea, I said, “No thanks…

“What on earth did I ask him to tea for!” he said to himself, as he went to the pantry.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Perhaps there can be too much making of cups of tea, I thought, as I watched Miss Statham filling the heavy teapot. Did we…

— Barbara Pym

“Not bad, not bad. That's one down. Only a million to go.' 'Right. Thanks, Shark.' I should have known to expect something like that…

— Bill Condon

As far as her mom was concerned, tea fixed everything. Have a cold? Have some tea. Broken bones? There's a tea for that too.…

— Aprilynne Pike

Hot tea," he said, holding the cups. "It's just wrong.

— Maureen Johnson

I don't want tea," said Clary, with muffled force. "I want to find my mother. And then I want to find out who took…

— Cassandra Clare

“You go away and have a nice cup of hot tea,' said the agent, soothingly, 'and you'll be as right as anything in the…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“Tea, tea, tea - what? What?' I said. It wasn't what I had meant to say. My idea had been to be a good…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“He grimaced. ‘Jesus, for a girl who made tea for a living you make a terrible cup.’ ‘You’re just used to lesbian tea,’ I…

— jojo moyes

I can just imagine myself sitting down at the head of the table and pouring out the tea," said Anne, shutting her eyes ecstatically.…

— Anonymous

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea, said Japhy. Remember that book I told you about the first sip is joy, the second…

— Jack Kerouac

“sense that, and did not ask. Instead he inclined his head toward the daycare center and said, “It’s kind of sad if you think…

— Tim Tigner

“Lord Teddie?" she said. "Will you stay for tea?" " Rather! " said the carpet.”

— Heather Dixon

“He doesn't drink coffee or tea,' I said. 'We just drink the blood of our enemies,' Nicky said.”

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“My aunt seems to think you need res­cu­ing, sir,” Viola laughed. “Are you afraid of me?” “Ter­ri­fied,” he replied, chuck­ling. “See? I’m drink­ing my…

— Tamara Lejeune