…a land of sheltered homes and warm firesides — firesides that were waiting — waiting, for the bubbling kettle and the fragrant breath of tea. – Agnes Repplier, To Think of Tea!

Find yourself a cup; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things. – Saki (H.H. Munro), “Tea”

“Tea” to the English is really a picnic indoors. – Alice Walker, The Color Purple

The sounds of the tea being made invite the peach blossoms to peep in through the window. – Uson, quoted in Sasaki Sanmi, Sadô Saijiki