23 Quotes by L.L. Barkat

Tea was more than boiling water. There were decisions to be made and a frame of mind to develop, no matter how imperceptible.

Her tea basket was still lost, but that didn’t seem to matter now. People used to eat loose tea on long journeys. They’d pack it into hard little cakes they’d pull out later, to gnaw on while they warmed their hands by a fire. The tea provided physical sustenance, but it was also considered good for the soul.

A writer is always writing for someone.

Writing starts with living.

Whenever we face challenges, we have the privilege of framing them in words – words that express our hopes, our losses, our dreams; words that transform our personal vision or the world’s. These words can become a source of sustenance and discovery, for the sometimes long work of bringing to birth necessary change.