Fennel Hudson > Quotes

“December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“By the time you read this letter, these words will be those of the past. The me of now is gone.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3

“Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3

“May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“I’m a classic eccentric, living at the extremes of high mania and low mood. There’s no middle ground, only madness and sadness.”
― Fennel Hudson, Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8

“The real world, in my opinion, exists in the countryside, where Nature goes about her quiet business and brings us greatest pleasure.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“It is the quietening of the day that most appeals.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“Exams test your memory, life tests your learning; others will test your patience.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3

“The more we try to control nature, the more imbalanced our world becomes.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“A traditional Englishman drinks tea to the point where his blood has long-since been replaced with an infusion of Ceylon, Assam, and Darjeeling.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“Find a part of yourself hidden in the twilight.”
― Fennel Hudson, Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6

“The speed of modern life is an oppressive thing, and the corporate world is quick to punish those with an honest heart. Qualities such as ‘nice, honest, kind, happy, relaxed, sincere, innocent’ are frowned upon as weaknesses. Yet these values are the essence of a good person. Unfortunately, if you don’t keep the balance, they can be lost like sand through your fingers.”
― Fennel Hudson, Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4

“If we spend enough time dreaming, then the dream might eventually become real.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“Mind games contain only inner demons.”
― Fennel Hudson, Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4

“Real life is to be found in natural things that have meaning.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“There comes a time when you just have to say, “No!” – to the requests and to the system.”
― Fennel Hudson, Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4

“The bright light of brilliance keeps the darkness away, but it can be so very exhausting.”
― Fennel Hudson, Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8

“I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3

“Escapism preserves our sanity when the ever-increasing complexity and pace of modern life becomes too much.”
― Fennel Hudson, Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4

“Take a step back and view the world through your eyes, not someone else’s. Listen to your heart and decide what you really want.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“We have a calling: a need to be close to Nature, where she may cleanse our souls and wash away the stresses of yesterday. It is emotional recompense for the cost of living.”
― Fennel Hudson, Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4

“I’ll be off exploring, searching for those out-of-bounds places where dreams exist.”
― Fennel Hudson, Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4

“Be seasonal, ethical and gentle.”
― Fennel Hudson, Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6

“I like tea so much that I’m considering changing my name to Bergamot so that I can exist in a perpetual state of Earl Grey contentment.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“Old buildings whisper to us in the creaking of floorboards and rattling of windowpanes.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“Mine is a so-called vintage existence, anachronistic living, made all the more rewarding by keeping a raised eyebrow on the absurdities of modern life.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3

“Cooking and eating food outdoors makes it taste infinitely better than the same meal prepared and consumed indoors.”
― Fennel Hudson, Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8

“Individuality and creativity are slowly dampened by a normal job with normal people.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2

“Reality is in the ether, a blend of present-day experiences infused with one’s memories and dreams. A life that is real to one is surreal to another.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2

“A pen transmits the voice of the soul.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3