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

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Eleanor Catton

#Writing Quotes #Adventure Quotes #Years Quotes

“Dismiss thoughts of 'good, bad, right, wrong, success, failure' - be spontaneous.”
“We are yet to have a conscience at all about the exploitation of human cultures.”
“Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first.”
“Truth is more in the process than in the result.”
“I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.”
“We're now in one of those periods when the reality of intense pressure on the middle class diverges from long-held assumptions of how the American bargain should work”
“In constructing our narratives, we identify which particular events or experiences were formative or transformative. In telling our stories, we also claim some authority over our own experiences and their meanings.”
“Football helmets were first designed to protect against skull fractures, but users get more than skull fractures. We need to take a look at this to see if there is any way to improve safety. We need to set some standards, because the ones now are not protecting players to the highest level.”

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