What is it about coffee that inspires “faith in the future”?
The columnist quotes Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness on coffee: “Presently the smell of coffee began to fill the room. This was morning’s hallowed moment. In such a fragrance the perversity of the world is forgotten, and the soul is inspired with faith in the future…” Coffee is hope in a mug
By Suresh Narayanan March 16, 2025