I went to a state school in Christchurch, New Zealand, and then straight on to the University of Canterbury. But I worked part-time all the way through high school: first with a paper round, then at a fast-food outlet, a video store and a hardware store. Eleanor Catton canterburychristchurchfast share on social
I think that you have to keep the reader front and centre if you're going to write something that people are going to love and be entertained by. Eleanor Catton centreentertainfront Change image and share on social
I think the adverb is a much-maligned part of speech. It's always accused of being oppressive, even tyrannical, when in fact it's so supple and sly. Eleanor Catton accuseadverbfact Change image and share on social
I much prefer a plotted novel to a novel that is really conceptual. Eleanor Catton conceptualplotprefer Change image and share on social
It's very brave going from a position of authority to one where you are an apprentice. Eleanor Catton apprenticeauthoritybrave Change image and share on social
Sometimes I'll read something on Twitter, and I'll just be in the darkest of moods for the rest of the day or the rest of the week sometimes. Eleanor Catton darkdaymood Change image and share on social
Astrology's a moving system that depends on where you're looking at it from on Earth. My horoscope here in London would be completely different to down in New Zealand. Eleanor Catton astrologycompletelydepend Change image and share on social
'The Luminaries' is such a different book to 'The Rehearsal.' There are only a couple of things that link the two books: there's a certain preoccupation with looking at relationships from the outside, being shut out of human intimacy; and then there's patterning. Eleanor Catton bookcouplehuman share on social
The ability of humans to read meaning into patterns is the most defining characteristic we have. Eleanor Catton abilitycharacteristicdefine Change image and share on social
What I feel is that true creation happens when you're making something out of nothing - like it's divine, you know. Creation is a completely divine concept. Eleanor Catton completelyconceptcreation Change image and share on social
