Tom Hodgkinson Quotes


I could happily lean on a gate all the livelong day, chatting to passers-by about the wind and the rain. I do a lot of gate-leaning while I am supposed to be gardening; instead of hoeing, I lean on the gate, stare at the vegetable beds and ponder.


Citations

Hodgkinson, Tom. Brave Old World: A Month-by-Month Guide to Husbandry, or the Fine Art of Looking After Yourself. Hamish Hamilton, 2011.

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Tom Hodgkinson
Tom Hodgkinson
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  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Journalist, Author

Tom Hodgkinson (born 1968) is a British writer, and the editor of The Idler, which he established in 1993 with his friend Gavin Pretor-Pinney. His philosophy, in his published books and articles, is of a relaxed approach to life, enjoying it as it comes rather than toiling for an imagined better future. The Idler was originally a series of essays written by Dr Johnson from 1758 to 1760.