Afternoon tea Quote by Angela Hynes

Afternoon tea should be provided, fresh supplies, with thin bread-and-butter, fancy pastries, cakes, etc., being brought in as other guests arrive.

— Isabella Beeton

High tea is fun. It's elegant and social and a great way not to have to devote yourself to a big meal but still…

— Adriano Zumbo

“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the ceremony known as afternoon tea”

— Henry James

Ah, there's nothing like tea in the afternoon. When the British Empire collapses, historians will find that it had made but two invaluable contributions…

— Ayn Rand

You can't beat a traditional afternoon tea - I drink about 10 cups of tea a day and have a very sweet tooth.

— Jay Blades

“Afterwards, they always had tea in the kitchen, much the nicest room in the house.”

— Flora Thompson

Tea is an affront to lunch and an insult to dinner.

— Mark Twain

“Tea, for me, is one of the great subjects. It is a romatic trade, it does not pollute excessively, it has all sorts of…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“Under certain circumstances there are few hours more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”

— Henry James

“There are a lot of words that have completely different meanings, depending on the context. ‘Tea’ is another one. It can mean the hot…

— H.Y. Hanna

“I am a comfortable sort of person when alone, and found no difficulty in passing this time profitably. Being very orderly, as you must…

— Anna Katharine Green

“Coffee could easily become lunch if one was not careful, and lunch could so comfortably slip into afternoon tea.”

— Alexander McCall Smith