Books Quote by Christine Hanrahan

Tea is the only simple pleasure left to us.

— Oscar Wilde

“The secret to happiness is to do something for which you’ll be able to reward yourself with a nice cup of tea. Do it,…

— Mimi Strong

Pleasures First look from morning's window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming…

— Bertolt Brecht

“Two of life’s greatest pleasures, by my reckoning, are camping and reading—most gloriously, both at once.”

— Michael Finkel

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

“In the chaos of daily lives, tea serves as a soothing oasis, a chance to take a deep breath and regroup.”

— Ajaz Ahmad Khawaja

Tea beckons us to enjoy quality time with friends and loved ones, and especially to rediscover the art of relaxed conversation.

— Dorothea Johnson

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate things-books, pictures and the face of nature.

— William Hazlitt

One of life's most simple pleasures is spending time with those we love...

— Ash Sweeney

“The tea ritual: such a precise repetition of the same gestures and the same tastes; accession to simple, authentic and refined sensations, a license…

— Muriel Barbery

“After all, one of life’s best pleasures is reading a book of perfect beauty; more pleasurable still is rereading that book; most pleasurable of…

— William T. Vollmann

“A combination of fine tea, enchanting objects and soothing surroundings exerts a therapeutic effect by washing away the corrosive strains and stress of modern…

— John Blofeld