Blame Quote by Okakura Kakuzo

“But when we consider how small after all the cup of human enjoyment is, how soon overflowed with tears, how easily drained to the…

— Kakuzō Okakura

“A man accepts an inferior cup of tea, telling himself it is only a small thing. But what comes next? Do you see?”

— Patrick deWitt

“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…

— Elizabeth May

“A simple cup of tea is far from a simple matter.”

— Mary Lou Heiss

“There was not enough tea in the world to make it bearable.”

— Tarun Shanker

“No tea cup is big enough nor book long enough for me to be satisfied.”

— C.S. Lewis

When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.

— Muriel Barbery

“Like Okakura, I know that tea is no minor beverage. When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability…

— Muriel Barbery

“if you’re going to drink a cup of tea, why not take every care to maximize the pleasure?”

— Gail Honeyman

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

“We cannot be the extinguishing of the world’s burning thirst until we, ourselves, are quenched deep within by choosing to “drink our fill from…

— Eric Gimour

“Tea is an act complete in its simplicity. When I drink tea, there is only me and the tea. The rest of the world…

— Thich Nhat Hanh