I often feel intellectually frustrated when I'm in a position where I'm not moving forward; when I'm not enquiring about something. Eleanor Catton enquirefeelforward Change image and share on social
Fiction is supposed to be immersive and supposed to be entertaining and narrative, so structures have to be buried a little bit. If they come foregrounded too much, it stops being fiction and starts being poetry - something more concrete and out of time. Eleanor Catton biteburyconcrete share on social
I have written ever since I knew mechanically how to do it. Eleanor Catton knowmechanicallywrite 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 loved 'Middlemarch,' I think that's one of my favourite books of all time, actually. Eleanor Catton bookfavouritelove Change image and share on social
From the very beginning, I had an ambition for 'The Luminaries': a direction - but not a real idea. Eleanor Catton ambitionbegindirection Change image and share on social
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
When I was writing 'The Luminaries,' I read a lot of crime novels because I wanted to figure out which ones made me go, 'Ah! I didn't know that was coming!' Eleanor Catton comecrimefigure Change image and share on social
I have always loved reading books for children and young adults, particularly when those books are mysteries. Eleanor Catton adultbookchild Change image and share on social
The nice thing about the zodiac as a system is it is quite comprehensive as a range of impulses and psychological states it can speak about. Eleanor Catton comprehensiveimpulsenice Change image and share on social
