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I don't see that my age has anything to do with what is between the covers of my book, any more than the fact that I am right-handed. It's a fact of my biography, but it's uninteresting.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Age Am Any Anything Between Biography Book Covers Fact More See Than Uninteresting I Am

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The ability of humans to read meaning into patterns is the most defining characteristic we have.

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Topics: Ability Characteristic Defining Humans Meaning Most Patterns Read

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There was a computer in our garage when I was growing up, and I'd go out there in winter and wrap myself in a blanket and write a story.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Blanket Computer Garage Go Growing Growing Up Myself Our Out Story Up Winter Wrap Write

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I think that's what fiction writing is actually all about. It's about trying to solve problems in creative ways.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: About Actually Creative Fiction Problems Solve Think Trying Ways Writing I Think

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I feel very strongly influenced by long-form box-set TV drama... I feel really excited that, at last, the novel has found its on-screen equivalent, because the emotional arcs and changes that you can follow are just so much more like a novel, and so many amazing shows recently have done as much as film can do to show the interior world.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Amazing Because Changes Done Drama Emotional Equivalent Excited Feel Film Follow Found Influenced Interior Just Last Like Many More Much Novel On-Screen Really Recently Show Shows Strongly Tv Very World You I Feel

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I really wanted to write an adventure story, a murder-mystery that was set during the gold-rush years in New Zealand.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Adventure New New Zealand Really Set Story Wanted Write Years Zealand

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The way that I see astrology is as a repository of thought and psychology. A system we've created as a culture as way to make things mean things.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Astrology Created Culture Make Mean Psychology See System Things Thought Way I See

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As an artist, you need to be not at all entitled in your relation with the work. So money is kind of worrying. You can start to expect things if you're used to a certain level of comfort.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Artist Certain Certain Level Comfort Entitled Expect Kind Level Money Need Relation Start Things Used Work Worrying You Your

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Money doesn't transform a person - the only thing that can is love.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Love Money Only Person The Only Thing Thing Transform

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I have always loved reading books for children and young adults, particularly when those books are mysteries.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Adult Always Books Children Loved Mysteries Particularly Reading Reading Books Those Young Young Adults

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Biography

Nationality: New Zealander

Type: Author

Born: September 24th, 1985

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