Top 150 Fennel Hudson Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “There’s never been a map. Only a compass whose dial always knows where it’s pointing.”

— Fennel Hudson

52. “Everything from the humble woodlouse to specks of dust moving through a ray of sunlight. Each tells a story.”

— Fennel Hudson

53. “There’s merit in being different, inspiration in being individual, courage in being unique, and freedom in being yourself.”

— Fennel Hudson

54. “Stop and unplug,” say I; “look around you, at the vastness and greatness of the natural world.” Some stop. Others need binoculars to tie their shoelaces.”

— Fennel Hudson

55. “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

56. “I’ll be off exploring, searching for those out-of-bounds places where dreams exist.”

— Fennel Hudson

57. “Time alone can help us to look inward, to fish for things that others can’t see.”

— Fennel Hudson

58. “There is something eternally satisfying about lying motionless for hours on end, watching the world move around us like the shadow on a sundial.”

— Fennel Hudson

59. “If we have faith, then we can see the beauty around us. If we don’t then we are just blind followers, not knowing why we are on the path.”

— Fennel Hudson

60. “I go fishing for reasons other than catching fish.”

— Fennel Hudson

61. “The real world, in my opinion, exists in the countryside, where Nature goes about her quiet business and brings us greatest pleasure.”

— Fennel Hudson

62. “I’ve indulged all my escapist dreams. I’m here, away from everyone, living it up. Being a selfish and antisocial git.”

— Fennel Hudson

63. “Be seasonal, ethical and gentle.”

— Fennel Hudson

64. “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.”

— Fennel Hudson

65. “A traditionalist’s values are gleaned from all that is good in the past.”

— Fennel Hudson

66. “Preserve the spirit of a ‘lost’ age, when time moved slower.”

— Fennel Hudson

67. “The things we place greatest value upon are prioritised by their context in our lives.”

— Fennel Hudson

68. “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

69. “We are responsible for our actions. But we must battle for sufficient time in our own lives to bring value to our existence.”

— Fennel Hudson

70. “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

71. “It is the quietening of the day that most appeals.”

— Fennel Hudson

72. “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

73. “We are all Clapping Monkeys, but while some of us smile, others look around to see if anyone has noticed.”

— Fennel Hudson

74. “If ever the adventure proves tiring, or you lose sight of your dream, look to the west at sunset. There, on days when the skies are clear, you might see upon the horizon a thin layer of amber mist. When it appears, you will know its purpose: it is the mist of believing.”

— Fennel Hudson

75. “Playing safe, hiding among the masses, will rarely get you noticed.”

— Fennel Hudson

76. “Vintage fountain pens have provenance that makes a traditionalist go weak at the knuckles.”

— Fennel Hudson

77. “Fine Things are reservoirs for the heart.”

— Fennel Hudson

78. “These are our precious things. Simple things. A currency of sentiments.”

— Fennel Hudson

79. “If we spend enough time dreaming, then the dream might eventually become real.”

— Fennel Hudson

80. “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.”

— Fennel Hudson

81. “Time is not something to be killed. Doing so suffocates a part of us, writing off part of our life that could, or rather should, be spent doing something meaningful.”

— Fennel Hudson

82. “As a child I would play with such imagination that the ‘real’ world was never real at all. It was full of mystery, adventure and possibility.”

— Fennel Hudson

83. “As the daydreams grew longer, the distinction between what was real and what was imaginary grew less. Soon I existed in a blissful world of my own creation.”

— Fennel Hudson

84. “When left alone with nothing but one’s emotions and inner thoughts for company, the nocturnal world can be completely overpowering.”

— Fennel Hudson

85. “I’m likely to stay here, pen in hand, until dusk comes and my writing melts into the twilight.”

— Fennel Hudson

86. “You need to be outdoors. Away from here. You need a holiday.”

— Fennel Hudson

87. “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.”

— Fennel Hudson

88. “There’s no ‘right or wrong’ when we describe what is beautiful and what is not.”

— Fennel Hudson

89. “To see more than a reflection requires us to filter what we see, to view the world with honest eyes.”

— Fennel Hudson

90. “The bright light of brilliance keeps the darkness away, but it can be so very exhausting.”

— Fennel Hudson

91. “Study the nature around you, but also within you.”

— Fennel Hudson

92. “To cherish and learn from the past is to enrich our lives.”

— Fennel Hudson

93. “I’m an adventurer, at least in spirit and optimism.”

— Fennel Hudson

94. “Be individual, break free from the flock to avoid the predictable midsummer haircut.”

— Fennel Hudson

95. “Live humbly and for the moment.”

— Fennel Hudson

96. “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

97. “The world of water has a way of perpetuating myths and shrouding lakes in mystery.”

— Fennel Hudson

98. “My tent doesn’t look like much but, as an estate agent might say, “It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location.”

— Fennel Hudson

99. “When my heart tells me that something is right, there’s rarely an opportunity for logic to intervene. I go with my instinct, and see where it leads.”

— Fennel Hudson

100. “Life, as I see it, wraps around us, even when we think we are firmly embracing it.”

— Fennel Hudson