Fennel Hudson, Fine Things - Fennel's Journal - No. 8
25 quotes
"Enjoy being you. Have fun. And be different."
"A man is biologically incapable of giving ‘the look’."
"Life is a wonderfully fine thing. Go live it."
"Character and purpose are directly linked to confidence and conviction. What links them? Courage – to be oneself, no matter what others might say."
"You need to be outdoors. Away from here. You need a holiday."
"In with the new, out with the old.’ That’s what we’re told. We have to change, adapt, compromise."
"Change, it seems, is inevitable. And so is compromise."
"Things today ‘sure ain’t like they used to be’. They’ve changed, moved on, progressed."
"Workdays are, I imagine, rather like learning to ice-skate Torvill and Dean’s The Bolero. They start and end easily enough; it’s the bit in the middle that causes the pain in the arse."
"Leaps of faith tend to favour those with long legs."
"Compromise is a choice. As is the defence of one’s self."
"Fine Things are reservoirs for the heart."
"The bright light of brilliance keeps the darkness away, but it can be so very exhausting."
"I’m a classic eccentric, living at the extremes of high mania and low mood. There’s no middle ground, only madness and sadness."
"Be confident enough to show your true self to the world."
"A person has to be comfortable in his or her own skin."
"There’s no point pretending to be someone or something we’re not."
"We should be authentic: the ‘real deal’. Neither a clone nor mimic be."
"Having a ‘taste for life’ is about knowing its various flavours and awaiting the next meal."
"Michelin Star? I’d rather chew a French rubber tyre."
"It’s better to be individual than a clone of someone else."
"If I can’t garden in it, then I won’t wear it."
"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."
"The greatest gifts are those that say, “I know you”."
"Our best canvas is all around us, in everything we touch and do."