Cocoa Quote by John Meade Falkner

“Must a kettle boil?”

— Virginia Woolf

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— Jerome K. Jerome

“Merely a storm in a tea-cup.”

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“How ‘bout some coffee?” Jake said as he hurried over to the coffee pot on the stove and filled a mug with the remainder…

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“With melted snow I boil fragrant tea.”

— Mencius

“There was nothing to tempt me from the choice of desserts, so I opted instead for a coffee, which was bitter and lukewarm. Naturally,…

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“He tried to close a hand around the precious coffee but had to jerk his fingers away, sharply enough that his wrist popped painfully.…

— Warren Ellis

“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…

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Please, Lord Maccon, use one of the cups. My delicate sensibilities.” The earl actually snorted. “My dear Miss Tarabotti, if you possessed any such…

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“tea. He watched her while she made it, made it, of course, all wrong: the water not on the boil, the teapot unheated, too…

— Graham Greene

“For heaven’s sake,” I say, “will you please sip the tea so I don’t have to pour you another cup every five minutes?” “We’re…

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