Eleanor Catton Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

Eleanor Catton quotes and sayings page 5 (39 year old author). Here's quote # 41 through 50 out of the 72 we have for her.

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

“I'm the rogue Canadian in my family - I just happened to be born here while my parents were studying here.”

“I've had countless reviews sort that have made me cry. It's funny, it doesn't ever get better either; you can't turn your ears off.”

“Is the prestige conferred by the Man Booker prize for the book or me? I would prefer it on the book and for me to be treated ordinarily.”

“It is less fun to talk about what I am feeling rather than what I am thinking. Saying 'I feel awesome' isn't really interesting or enquiring.”

“Long historical books get written by women, but not contemporary experiments, which still seems to be a very male-dominated field.”

“Margaret Atwood was the author who took me out of children's literature and guided me towards adult literature.”

“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.”

“The zodiac is a system a person can play with and see meaning in.”

“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.”

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