Infused Quotes

“There is still so much more out there to learn and discover. I’ve just begun, though time spools behind me, untidily. Turning a corner in my mind, it’s often a shock to find how deeply I’ve ventured in, the path I’ve taken lost in a tangle of leaves.”
― Henrietta Lovell, Infused: Adventures in Tea

“I have a feeling that trees in general are highly sensitive and intelligent, just in a different way that we can’t quite fathom.”
― Henrietta Lovell, Infused: Adventures in Tea

“tea has been my soundtrack and my narrative. I dream about tea when I’m not drinking it. It’s there beside me, my most constant companion. I can’t conceive of a morning, let alone a day, without it.”
― Henrietta Lovell, Infused: Adventures in Tea

“Self-pity makes me ugly. I put on something beautiful. Now is not the time for clumsy utility. You need your most beautiful things around you. Of course, you need your loveliest teacup. This is not comfort tea that comes in a mug. This is a rescue in a world that has no comfort. The normal things don’t work. You need your most treasured teapot, your most cherished tea.”
― Henrietta Lovell, Infused: Adventures in Tea

“I’d always put boiling water on herbs to dissolve all the essential oils and bring out the brightest flavours. But chamomile is different. Like tea, it contains bitter compounds, and after too long a steep it can get nasty. But not if you drop the temperature.”
― Henrietta Lovell, Infused: Adventures in Tea

“I realised that I didn’t need to change my life, only live the life I had made for myself with as much pleasure as possible.”
― Henrietta Lovell, Infused: Adventures in Tea