Tea is quiet and our thirst for tea is never far from our craving for beauty. – James Norwood Pratt

Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company – Author Unknown

…creases like the leathern boot of Tartar horsemen, curl like the dewlap of a mighty bullock, unfold like a mist rising out of a ravine, gleam like a lake touched by a zephyr, and be wet and soft like a forest floor newly swept by rain. – Luwuh, Chaking, regarding selection of the best quality tea leaves