Coffee Lovers Quotes Novels & Stories

he added, reaching for a towel to help clean up the spilled wine. "You should lessen your coffee intake, Nika." Sabi niya. "Yoko nga, coffee is life, Sir Elio!" I retorted; my tone defiant. He laughed and pinched my cheek affectionately. "Okay, but don't blame me if I approach you, tapos bigla kang magugulat diyan." he teased, a mischievous glint in his eyes. I pouted at him, but before I could react further, he suddenly leaned in, his face just inches from mine.

Huminga ako nang malalim, ngumiti kahit walang dahilan, at bumulong, “This is why coffee should never be sweet.” Pagdating ng hapon, pagod na pagod na ako kahit first day pa lang, habang siya naman kalmado pa rin, parang vampire na nabubuhay sa stress ng iba, tapos bigla niyang sinabi, parang afterthought lang. “Make another coffee.” Napatingin ako sa kanya, pilosopo smile activated. “Black?” tanong ko. “Yes.” “No sweetness?” dagdag ko. “None.”

I was in my zone, efficiently making drink after drink. "One Americano!" called out my co-worker. "Got it!" I grabbed a cup, careful not to make mistakes despite my exhaustion. The shop was packed, and I could feel my hands starting to shake from fatigue. That's when I heard it. A commanding voice that seemed to make everyone else's chatter fade into background noise. "Black coffee. No sugar."

Napa-iling iling na lang siya at tumayo na at napatingin naman ako sa kape na wala ng laman. "Master, how about the coffee?" "Not bad." Lumakad na siya hanggang sa umalis na siya at napapout naman ako. "Grabe ganun lang? Umalis na agad? Ang kill joy naman oh." Napalapit sa akin si Ate cooker. "Girlie, hindi namin alam na ganun pala kasarap ang pagkaing gawa mo." Napanganga ako habang nakatingin sa kanya.

"Naalala ko pa nga noong unang linggo mo rito. You asked me if the cafeteria coffee was always that bad, and the next morning you brought your own coffee sachet and told me I should try it because apparently I had no standards. Hindi ko alam kung compliment ba iyon o insulto, pero hanggang ngayon naaalala ko pa rin kung gaano ka ka-confident noong sinabi mo iyon sa akin." Napangiti ako nang kaunti. "I don't remember saying that." "You did," sabi niya, bahagyang natatawa. "Very confidently, actually. Tapos noong sinabi kong okay naman ang coffee, sinabi mong kailangan ko raw magpa-check ng taste buds. After that, naging mas madali kang kausap, kaya hindi ko maiwasang mapansin nang bigla kang

“You deserve to smile.” Ngumiti si Cress, at marahang inangat ang kanyang tasa ng kape. “To new days, new laughs, and... new chaos,” sabi niya. Sabay-sabay silang nag-toast. “Cheers.” At sa sandaling iyon, habang lumulubog ang araw sa labas ng café, naramdaman ni Cress na unti-unti na siyang nakakabalik sa liwanag. Hindi pa tapos ang lahat — pero sa pagkakataong iyon, sapat na ang tawanan, kape, at mga taong nananatili.

dagdag ko, “gusto ko pa ring malaman kung paano maging bahagi ng mundo mo, kahit konti lang.” Lumapit siya at inilagay ang latte sa harap ko. “Then let’s figure it out. One heart-shaped foam at a time.” “Cheesy mo.” “Pero effective, ‘di ba?” Ngumiti ako habang umiinom. Mainit ang kape, pero mas mainit ang kilig sa dibdib ko. Biglang bumukas ang pinto ng café. “Hi, uhm, is this where the blind date is?”

Sa tono ng pananalita nito parang may gusto itong ipahiwatig, nakikiramdam lang si Lara kung ano ang susunod nitong sasabihin. “And judge your coffee, baka kung anong isipin mo ha,” paliwanag nito. Napahiya naman siya ng kaunti sa agad na judgement niya sa isip. “Oy hindi ah, wala akong iniisip.” “Huh, too defensive, anyway I have to go thanks for the coffee, I love the taste. Hayaan mo ipo-promote ko sa mga friends ko para dayuhin nila ang coffee house mo. Bye.”

"Tastes even better than it smells." "You always look peaceful when you have a cup of coffee." "Ang OA mo naman." "Honestly, it's true. I always loved looking at you when you take a sip of any type of coffee. Kahit instant lang." "Iba kasi nagagawa ng kape sa akin. Nakaka-gaan ng loob. When I start my day with coffee, I feel like I am starting my day right." "Well, siguro nga may mga tao talagang ganyan."

tugon ni Ezekiel, kalmado pero may banayad na ngiti. Nag-angat ng kilay si Xyra. “Not true. Coffee is an art. It’s an expression. Ako nga, depende sa mood. Sometimes latte, sometimes caramel macchiato. But you? Always plain.” Ngumisi si Ezekiel, umiling nang marahan. “Because consistency is better than mood swings.”