“ Dreams free us from normality. Daydreams, especially, take us somewhere between the real world and the dream world. Fennel Hudson
“ Status: the perpetual carrot that entices us from the front and prods us in the back. Fennel Hudson
“ Proper writing ink comes in a bottle, can be swirled like brandy in a glass, and smells like apple blossom after rain. Fennel Hudson
“ Having a fishing rod in your hand is merely an excuse to explore out-of-sight depths and reveal mysteries that previously only existed in dreams. Fennel Hudson
“ We get so used to the gregarious nature of our towns and villages that we forget how crowded our existence has become. Fennel Hudson
“ 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’. Fennel Hudson
“ 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. Fennel Hudson
“ 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
“ Identity and self-belief: a courage that swells from within, borne of waters drunk deeply. Fennel Hudson
“ 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… Fennel Hudson
“ December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come. Fennel Hudson
“ 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
“ 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. Fennel Hudson
“ Lake water, even when boiled, has an effect on my digestive system similar to the movement of a hangman’s trapdoor. Fennel Hudson
