A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
Laura Taylor Namey
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Thing is, when you put something back together it’s never exactly the same as it was before.”
“I’ve grown to find peace and acceptance in not fighting what I can’t control.”
“You love that boy like you love the kitchen. . .but you add yourself like too much sugar sometimes.”
“You're painting stars where I colored black holes”
“So I wanted you to choose a future that’s first and foremost yours alone. Not to belong to me. I want you to belong with me.”
“She forgets that what she does in one small moment can affect tomorrow.”
“Mi estrellita, if you shine too bright in his sky, you’re going to burn him out. Burn yourself out, también.”
“don’t know what’s worse, not getting to say goodbye, or saying goodbye to a little more every year.”
“Recipe for Goodbye From the Kitchen of Lila Reyes Ingredients: One Cuban girl. One English boy. One English city. Preparation: Give Polly her kitchen back and share a genuine smile, from one legitimate baker to another. Ride through the countryside on a vintage Triumph Bonneville. Walk through Winchester, all through town and on the paths you ran. Drink vanilla black tea at Maxwell’s. Eat fish and chips and curry sauce at your friend’s pub. Sleep in fits and bits curled up together on St. Giles Hill. *Leave out future talk. Any form of the word tomorrow. Cooking temp: 200 degrees Celsius. You know the conversion by heart.”
“I’ve made this deal with the universe. I’ve learned not to ask more of it than what I’m given, both good and bad.”
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Book Keywords:
love, recipes-for-life, reflection
