I think it's more optimistic about human nature to acknowledge that people are the products of their time but then to see that they have moments of grace and dignity that everybody has. Eleanor Catton acknowledgedignitygrace Change image and share on social
Long historical books get written by women, but not contemporary experiments, which still seems to be a very male-dominated field. Eleanor Catton bookcontemporarydominate Change image and 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
'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
I loved 'Middlemarch,' I think that's one of my favourite books of all time, actually. Eleanor Catton bookfavouritelove Change image and share on social
