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Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I've been really devastated by 'good' reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It can be strangely galvanising to get a 'bad' one.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Bad Bad One Because Been Book Devastated Exhilarating Get Good Misunderstand Project Reading Really Reviews Strangely Writing

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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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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

Topics: Because Coming Crime Figure Go Know Lot Made Me Novels Out Read Wanted Which Writing Ah

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My mum was a children's librarian, so I spent a lot of time in the library. My reading life, because of my mum's work, was evenly split between American, Canadian, Australian and British authors.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: American Australian Authors Because Between British Canadian Children Librarian Library Life Lot Mum Reading Spent Split Time Work

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I am not among those who engage in nostalgia, because I think that locks you into a moment in time without thinking about where you are, what needs to be done now.

~Eleanor Holmes Norton

Topics: About Am Among Because Done Engage Locks Moment Needs Nostalgia Now Think Thinking Those Time Where Who Without You I Think I Am

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I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want.

~Eleanor Mondale

Topics: Because Being Camera Fun Involved Journalism Keep Lighter Like Off Opinions Purpose Serve Side Want I Can

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I've always considered myself a physical person. I don't call myself a farm girl, but I did spend a lot of years shoveling manure and throwing hay, because I worked to pay most of my riding expenses.

~Eleanor Mondale

Topics: Always Because Call Considered Did Expenses Farm Girl Hay Lot Manure Most Myself Pay Person Physical Riding Spend Throwing Worked Years

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Actually, I'm 130, but 125 is what I put on my resume, because that's what I look like I weigh.

~Eleanor Mondale

Topics: Actually Because Like Look Put Resume Weigh

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My relationship with 'Pollyanna' is a very personal one, because Pollyanna got me through my childhood.

~Eleanor Porter

Topics: Because Childhood Got Me Personal Relationship Through Very

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Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

~Eleanor Roosevelt

Topics: Anyone Anyone Else Because Cannot Else Friends Friendship Important Self Without World

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