“Disciples and devotees…what are most of them doing? Worshipping the teapot instead of drinking the tea!”
“What is important is not the specific manner in which God is worshiped but the degree to which the devotee is filled with love. (48-49)”
“If leeches ate peaches instead of my blood, then I would be free to drink tea in the mud!”
“Find yourself a cup of tea,the teapot is behind you.Now tell me abouthundreds of things.”
“E. M. Forster never gets any further than warming the teapot. He's a rare fine hand at that. Feel this teapot. Is it not beautifully warm? Yes, but there ain't going to be no tea.”
“The truth of the matter is, that most English people don't know how to make tea anymore either, and most people drink cheap instant coffee instead, which is a pity, and gives Americans the impression that the English are just generally clueless about hot stimulants.”