Fennel Hudson Quotes

The only person to blame for your situation is you.
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We get so used to the gregarious nature of our towns and villages that we forget how crowded our existence has become.
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It was a country life, a precious existence.
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Angling is just a way of relaxing and escaping in the countryside.
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It is this brighter side, the romantic side, the emotional side, that appeals to me.
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There’s no such thing as ‘not enough time’ out here in the woods. I don’t even have a watch. Time is my own, categorised as nothing more than ‘morning, afternoon, evening and night’.
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Leaving the rat race is easy. All you have to do is quit your job, sell your house, and go and live in a tent in the middle of nowhere. It’s staying out of the rat race that’s tricky.
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I like to start slowly, and then ease up as the day progresses.
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Status: the perpetual carrot that entices us from the front and prods us in the back.
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Savour a slow-paced contented life.
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I wish for a simple life.
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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.
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A traditional Englishman drinks tea to the point where his blood has long-since been replaced with an infusion of Ceylon, Assam, and Darjeeling.
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Being here is such a contrast to where I’d otherwise be.
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I dropped my gardening tools, threw my bicycle over a hedge and went in search of fortunes laid beneath the hangman’s noose.
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Cherish the moment and the time in which you live.
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Identity and self-belief: a courage that swells from within, borne of waters drunk deeply.
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Stop – Unplug – Escape – Enjoy.’ This is the message of the Priory, and the key to enjoying a peaceful and rewarding life.
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It is possible to escape the complexities, challenges and pace of modern life. All we have to do is close our eyes and picture a quiet world where time moves slowly.
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The speed of modern life is an oppressive thing, and the corporate world is quick to punish those with an honest heart.
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Isolation serves as the ideal antidote to the bone-aching stresses of work.
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The ever-increasing weight of responsibilities that enmeshes our lives keeps us locked into the system. We become the pulse that keeps the beast alive, but the cost is our own lives. The natural world around us shrinks, crushed beneath the suffocating might of work.
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It is the quietening of the day that most appeals.
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December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come.
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You have to feel the bite of the wind to appreciate the warmth of a winter coat.
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Sounds simple, doesn’t it, this notion of simplicity? Simple things done simply by a simple person. But it’s not as simple as it seems.
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There comes a time in one’s life, perhaps in middle age, when we stop and assess who we are, and the life we have.
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Satnav will get us quickly and all-too-predictably from A to B, but the path of life is more interesting when we’re allowed to explore the side streets.
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If I can’t garden in it, then I won’t wear it.
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As an angler and a gardener, I cherish each drop of rain that falls.
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One cannot help but identify with the life-giving quality of water, not just to quench our thirst, but for our emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
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Lake water, even when boiled, has an effect on my digestive system similar to the movement of a hangman’s trapdoor.
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Organic life cannot be far from water.
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Traditional angling is a mindset. So,have you set your mind?
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Listen to your heart, not your head.
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Books are the most important of all my possessions. They capture the thoughts, feelings, dreams and lives of their authors, welcoming us into their worlds and inspiring us to emulate their adventures.
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To not use a talent to the best of your ability is to stifle the thing that makes you most special. It is like plucking the wings off a butterfly.
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Every layer of complexity creates greater distance from life’s simple truths.
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Publish a book before you’re too old to read it without glasses.
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Writing with a biro is the emotional equivalent of giving your loved one a plastic rose on Valentine’s Day.
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Proper writing ink comes in a bottle, can be swirled like brandy in a glass, and smells like apple blossom after rain.
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As with writing by candlelight, one’s greatest ideas come from ‘the flickering’ between darkness and light.
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Committing your thoughts and feelings to words is like putting your soul on a plate and hoping the diners will like what they eat.
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There is a fine line between fair criticism and jealous assault.
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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.
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Proudly buck the trend. Dare to be different.
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Be batty, be traditional, and be proud.
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A man can never have too many books. Neither can he have too many fountain pens, hats, fishing rods, waistcoats, tea caddies, paintings or whatever helps him to feel at home in his surroundings and communicate his personality to the world.
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Enjoy being you. Have fun. And be different.
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Progress isn’t always good. There’s a reason why ‘breakneck speed’ is described as such.
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Dreams free us from normality. Daydreams, especially, take us somewhere between the real world and the dream world.
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If we spend enough time dreaming, then the dream might eventually become real.
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Our best canvas is all around us, in everything we touch and do.
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We all need to believe in something, a dream that gives us optimism and faith.
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A man can never be truly free when he knows that he is neglecting his duties elsewhere.
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I wasn’t born to fetch, or sit, or accept a beating. I’m here to be me, to write, and know my purpose.
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It’s ironic that those who lack self-confidence are often the ones who find it hardest to say no.
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We are all Clapping Monkeys, but while some of us smile, others look around to see if anyone has noticed.
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Why should we change that which makes us unique?
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The thing that matters most is what matters to you, not anybody else.
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