Anthology Quote by Ellen Klages

“His guests found it fun to watch him make tea -- mixing careful spoonfuls from different caddies.”

— James Hilton

“These days, even plain tea has become a treat, hasn't it?”

— Shizuko Go

“She liked to keep the leaves simmering away on the stove, even though it made the tea so bitter, it was near undrinkable. She…

— Tone Almhjell

“Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world.”

— T'ien Yiheng

“She gave in to a hankering for a cup of tea even though she knew that the idea of a cup of tea-sitting still,…

— Maryanne O'Hara

“Pouring tea was just what she needed right now. Such a civilizing force, tea. She would nip sugar with little silver tongs. Stir milk…

— Tessa Dare

“The tea was so delicious that it was not necessary to pretend it was anything but tea.”

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“It was fortunate that tea was at hand, to produce a lull and provide refreshment...”

— Louisa May Alcott

“Mug of tea, sarge?’ said Snouty. ‘Stewed for an hour and two sugars.”

— Terry Pratchett

“realized that such small gestures – the way his mother had made me a cup of tea after our meal without asking, remembering that…

— Gail Honeyman

“Good. Drink your tea," he ordered. "It will make you feel better." Nothing will make me feel better, she thought, but she drank it…

— Connie Willis

“It was time for tea as it so often was.”

— Alexander McCall Smith