Top 150 Fennel Hudson Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “Stand up for your beliefs, and be different.”

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

— Fennel Hudson

53. “I’m a classic eccentric, living at the extremes of high mania and low mood. There’s no middle ground, only madness and sadness.”

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

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

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

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57. “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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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.”

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59. “In the dream world, anything is possible. It requires a fertile imagination, and a desire to explore the half-light between the known and the unknown.”

— Fennel Hudson

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

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

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62. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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68. “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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69. “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.”

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70. “The more we try to control nature, the more imbalanced our world becomes.”

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71. “Be seasonal, ethical and gentle.”

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

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73. “Writers who copy or plagiarise others are dreaming in another man’s sleep.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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82. “Live humbly and for the moment.”

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83. “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.”

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

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

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86. “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.”

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

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88. “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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89. “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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90. “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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91. “We are so blinkered by progress, so preoccupied with where we want to go and how fast we can travel, that many of us have lost the ability to simply ‘stop’.”

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92. “As an angler and a gardener, I cherish each drop of rain that falls.”

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93. “There’s always an opportunity to fish for something – even if it’s just for laughs or ideas.”

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94. “I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up.”

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95. “People fish because they are searching for something. Often it is not for a fish.”

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96. “The greatest gifts are those that say, “I know you”.”

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97. “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.”

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

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99. “Life can be impossibly tough. At times it seems like there is no escape from either the pressure or monotony of a world where you are corralled into being something or someone you are not. But there is an escape, to more peaceful and gentler places, and a happier state of mind.”

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100. “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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