I highlight everything I find interesting, and then type out everything I've highlighted, and then print out everything I've typed, and reread these printed notes as often as possible. Eleanor Catton findhavehighlight Change image and share on social
I believe really strongly in imitation, actually: I think it's the first place you need to go to if you're going to be able to understand how something works. True mimicry is actually quite difficult. Eleanor Catton difficultimitationmimicry Change image and share on social
An interesting thing about New Zealand, you know, literature is that it really didn't begin in any real sense until the 20th century. Eleanor Catton 20thbegincentury Change image and share on social
The zodiac is a system a person can play with and see meaning in. Eleanor Catton meanpersonplay Change image and share on social
A trip to the picture framer's, with a selection of prints, is the most joyous outing I can imagine. I've spent more money on framing than on anything else I own. Eleanor Catton frameframerhave Change image and share on social
I am a New Zealander, but I don't want to swallow New Zealand identity in one gulp. Eleanor Catton gulpidentityswallow Change image and share on social
Any description of a person that comes from the outside is very hard to deal with. People don't like being summarised. It's nice to receive a compliment, but it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. Eleanor Catton bitecomplimentdeal Change image and share on social
My sense of injustice about our family's 'weirdness' in not owning a car was amplified by the fact that we did not own a television, either - my parents were unapologetic about this and told me very cheerfully that I would thank them for it when I was older, which was quite true. Eleanor Catton amplifycarcheerfully share on social
I think that's what fiction writing is actually all about. It's about trying to solve problems in creative ways. Eleanor Catton creativefictionproblem Change image and share on social
One of the things I really like about Victorian novels is the close anatomisation of character. People's gestures and mannerisms and the quality of their thought is very closely identified and analysed. Eleanor Catton analyseanatomisationcharacter share on social
