The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Lisa See
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Tea reminds us to slow down and escape the pressures of modern life,” he says”
“Maybe our lives are like gigantic jigsaw puzzles. You find the right piece and suddenly the whole picture has meaning.”
“It’s said that great sorrow is no more than a reflection of one’s capacity for great joy.”
“A weak man always seeks to hurt those lower than he”
“One mistake can change the course of your life. You can never return to your original path or go back to the person you were.”
“have forced myself to move forward, but I can never move on.”
“Rice is to nourish,” A-ma says. “Tea is to heal. Always remember that food is medicine, and medicine is food. If you take care of the trees, the trees will take care of you.”
“Always remember If you don’t love tea, you can’t make good tea.”
“You have special abilities,” she goes on. “I don’t mean you are a witch or a fox spirit. And you’ve never seemed drawn to the special gift of healing or magic. Rather, you are like A-ma Mata, who gave birth to the Akha people, who pushed against her restraints, who said, ‘No, I will not accept my bad fate,’ and who endured against all odds with her intelligence, compassion, and perseverance. All that comes from this grove. And the mother tree.” A-ma”
“To learn a different language is to learn a different way of living,”
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