“I can give you a cup of tea in no time-and you won't meet any bores.”

“I told her tea bags were just a convenience for people with busy lives and she said no one is so busy they can't take time to make a decent cup of tea and if you are that busy you don't deserve a decent cup of tea for what is it all about anyway? Are we put into this world to be busy or to chat over a nice cup of tea?”

“My dear if you could give me a cup of tea to clear my muddle of a head I should better understand your affairs.”

“Why sip from a tea cup, when you can drink from the river.”

“[from The One and Only Official Mr. Gum Official Glossary That Tells You What Words Mean by Explaining Them Using Other Words] : Cups of tea: People in England are always drinking cups of tea. "Oh let's have a cup of tea " they say. "That will prove we are English and not American." Sometimes American people try to have cups of tea to pretend they are English but forget it We can always tell you are faking it”

“When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.”