Tea should be taken in solitude.

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.

You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.

Walking and talking are two very great pleasures, but it is a mistake to combine them. Our own noise blots out the sounds and silences of the outdoor world; and talking leads almost inevitably to smoking, and then farewell to nature as far as one of our senses is concerned. The only friend to walk with is one who so exactly shares your taste for each mood of the countryside that a glance, a halt, or at most a nudge, is enough to assure us that the pleasure is shared.

You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.

You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me