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“Have courage to go your own way and fulfil the dreams that are unique and important to you.”
“Catching fish is secondary to the immeasurable joys of the watery world.”
“There’s no point pretending to be someone or something we’re not.”
“Rural and traditional escapism. That’s my angle. Places and events where we are free to relax and be ourselves, where nobody tells us to hurry along or conform or grow up. Somewhere we can properly live.”
“Water is intrinsically linked to the mystery and excitement of discovering new worlds.”
“Only the present exists. The past is gone, and the future has not yet happened. There is only ever time present.”
“My tent doesn’t look like much but, as an estate agent might say, “It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location.”
“Recent generations seem to consider ‘old-fashioned’ thinking as out-dated and without place in the modern world. I beg to differ. After all, who has greater faith? He who looks to and learns from the past, or the man who cares not for consequence?”
“A person has to be comfortable in his or her own skin.”
“Be individual, break free from the flock to avoid the predictable midsummer haircut.”
“Character and purpose are directly linked to confidence and conviction. What links them? Courage – to be oneself, no matter what others might say.”
“Individuality and creativity are slowly dampened by a normal job with normal people.”
“Playing safe, hiding among the masses, will rarely get you noticed.”
“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.”
“The act of fishing – for fish, dreams or whatever magic is available – is enough.”
“I’m likely to stay here, pen in hand, until dusk comes and my writing melts into the twilight.”
“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.”
“Time alone can help us to look inward, to fish for things that others can’t see.”
“It’s better to be individual than a clone of someone else.”
“You need energy and purpose to become the person you’re destined to be.”