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41 " It is possible to be happy and successful by living on one’s own terms. "
― Fennel Hudson , A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1
42 " 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
43 " I’m a classic eccentric, living at the extremes of high mania and low mood. There’s no middle ground, only madness and sadness. "
44 " Eyesight can be so blinding. We need to look beyond the face of things. "
― Fennel Hudson , A Writer's Year - Fennel's Journal - No. 3
45 " There’s no such thing as writer’s block, so long as you’ve had plenty of time to think about what you want to write. "
46 " Individuality and creativity are slowly dampened by a normal job with normal people. "
― Fennel Hudson , A Waterside Year - Fennel's Journal - No. 2
47 " I admit to being prone to deep thinking, which – given that I’m emerging from dark times – can take me to some very sombre or profound places. But this is no bad thing. I always resurface wiser and with a way of viewing things that is different to before. "
48 " The greatest moments of creativity come in absolute solitude, when one’s mind is free from distraction and able to probe the depths of the impossible. "
49 " I like working among ‘creative clutter’. It gives me a sense of activity and achievement. "
50 " Doing nothing can be as rewarding as doing something. And doing very little can be as productive, in a creative sense, as doing a lot. "
51 " The process of creation begins way before one starts writing. "
52 " Soar to heights where you may view the world from a new perspective. "
― Fennel Hudson , Traditional Angling - Fennel's Journal - No. 6
53 " I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up. "
54 " 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’. "
― Fennel Hudson , Wild Carp - Fennel's Journal - No. 4
55 " 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. "
56 " 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. "
57 " Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing. "
58 " 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. "
59 " A consultant: someone brought in to build a one-handled wheelbarrow. "
60 " Life. It’s about adventure, of having a dream and following it. "