Catherine Jinks

You don't believe it because you don't understand," he said hoarsely. "Prosper was different. He wasn't like other people. He might have…

— Catherine Jinks

“When someone's rattling on about blocked toilets, collapsing marquees, and penis-shaped birthday cakes, it's hard to convince yourself that you're in a…

— Catherine Jinks

I was lucky enough to be a child during the renaissance of Australian children's literature, when people like Ivan Southall, Colin Thiele,…

— Catherine Jinks

I'm a very nervy kind of person, who finds it almost impossible to relax.

— Catherine Jinks

Right" he said "Let's get one thing clear. I am not here to teach you law-I am here to teach you loopholes.

— Catherine Jinks

When you're a dweeb, when you're really young, it stands out. But as everybody gets older and more conservative, it's not an…

— Catherine Jinks

“My lord-' (Pagan) 'I just want you to be happy. Safe and happy' (Roland) 'My lord, I'm safe and happy with you.'…

— Catherine Jinks

What ever you do-Don't get caught.

— Catherine Jinks

“Horace, however, had arrayed himself in a Gothic assortment of crushed velvet, black satin, and patent leather that shouldn't have been allowed…

— Catherine Jinks

I'm a hacker!" Cadel protested. "I don't poison people! I don't blow them up!

— Catherine Jinks

Mostly I wanted to be a writer, though for a couple of years there I wanted to be an animator, because I…

— Catherine Jinks

“Only because books are better than people, Father. ... Because they are masters who instruct without a rod. If you approach them,…

— Catherine Jinks

In primary school, I was bored witless by Australian history.

— Catherine Jinks

There's nothing quite as exciting or moving as the very finest literary non-fiction.

— Catherine Jinks

“I mean who the hell do you think you are, exactly? Saint Roland of the Perpetual Martyrdom?”

— Catherine Jinks

The fact that I ended up married to a decent man is still a source of amazement to me, thanks to 'The…

— Catherine Jinks

“Why look to far ahead, when there was nothing to see but dark clouds?”

— Catherine Jinks

I always had a soft spot for Sherlock Holmes and used to imagine helping him out.

— Catherine Jinks

I was always told you're not going to make much money from writing. You can actually do it. Now I've built a…

— Catherine Jinks

“If it hadn't been for Prosper, he might never have learned how to love at all. Because the ability to become attached…

— Catherine Jinks

I write books for all age groups - young kids, teenagers and adults - because I get a range of different ideas.

— Catherine Jinks

I'm not a risk-taker; that's probably why I write - because when you're easily bored, but you don't like taking risks, you…

— Catherine Jinks