A Coup of Tea Quotes

“You have the ability to set boundaries for what you will tolerate, and you should. That’s not something to be ashamed of. But don’t fool yourself into thinking it isn’t also a kind of work.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“It’s often the people with the least who give the most,”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“I won’t force myself where I’m not wanted.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“If you let yourself focus too hard on just the craft, the art suffers.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“Just because something is broken or appears to have no function doesn’t mean it has no value,”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“Unplanned purchases you can only questionably justify are a common experience in a bookstore, I assure you.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“But the craft is what I can control.” His expression turns wry. “Yes. And the craft matters. But a technically perfect piece of art—or a performance—won’t be as meaningful as a heartfelt one. The craft is the skeleton that carries your art, but without spirit it’s empty. People can always tell.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“I’ve been away from the palace only a day, and already I have a monumental task in front of me. If it’s not the right path for me, I will change, because that is what I’ve dedicated myself to: not a particular well-trodden path, but to making my own.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“This is the story of a cat adventurer who solves mysteries, beginning with the tale of the vanishing fish snacks,” he announces. “May I read it to you? Talsu has heard this one before, of course, but it’s one of his favorites, so I’m sure he won’t mind the repetition.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“You have the ability to set boundaries for what you will tolerate, and you should. That’s not something to be ashamed of.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“The old woman sips the tea at last and says, “You do me too much honor.” “Grace, I fear I do not do you enough.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“you let yourself focus too hard on just the craft, the art suffers.” “But the craft is what I can control.” His expression turns wry. “Yes. And the craft matters. But a technically perfect piece of art—or a performance—won’t be as meaningful as a heartfelt one. The craft is the skeleton that carries your art, but without spirit it’s empty. People can always tell.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“The tea pet is, however symbolic in my mind, still a piece of clay. But symbols have only as much weight as we imbue them with,”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea

“real friendship is hard when there’s that much power disparity, too much potential for one side to hurt the other. Even if it’s just perception.”
― Casey Blair, A Coup of Tea