“To a philosopher all news is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.”
“This is what I miss, Cordelia: not something that’s gone, but something that will never happen. Two old women giggling over their tea.”
“You know the difference between news and gossip, don't you? News tells you what people did. Gossip tells you how much they enjoyed it.”
“Coffee is for writing and tea is for editing. I don't know why but it just is.”
“All new news is old news happening to new people”
“The most powerful women in Sachaka and all you do is waste time gossiping and matchmaking”