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“No one ever just wants to have tea," said Anna. "Tea is always an excuse for a clandestine agenda.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold

“A boy at the beginning of a story has no way of knowing that the story has begun.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“Why would anyone trade a lifetime of talent for a few years of glory?"

"Because time is cruel to all, and crueler still to artists. Because vision weakens, and voices wither, and talent fades. Because happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end, everyone wants to be remembered.”
― V.E. Schwab

“It's tea time, Scoundrels!”
― Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea