“Putting a damp spoon back in the bowl is the tea-drinking equivalent of sharing a needle. And I did not want to end up with the tea-drinking equivalent of AIDS.”
― I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
― I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
“Surely a pretty woman never looks prettier than when making tea.”
― Lady Audley's Secret
― Lady Audley's Secret
“I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy.”
― London Journal, 1762 - 1763
― London Journal, 1762 - 1763
“Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.”
― A Memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith; 2 volume set
― A Memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith; 2 volume set
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