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Ruth Rendell Quotes

The knives of jealousy are honed on details Picture Quote #1

I agree with what Mark Twain said - we’re all mad at night Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to be a fusty old lady writer Picture Quote #1

My mother had multiple sclerosis Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind being distracted Picture Quote #1

The Da Vinci Code’ was pretty awful. A good idea disappointingly handled Picture Quote #1

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Reading is becoming a kind of specialist activity, and that strikes terror into the heart of people who love reading Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind being distracted. I don’t want to sit there in utter silence and type. If the phone rings, I usually answer it, speak for a few minutes and return to writing, or go for a walk in and out of the rooms. I don’t mind a break Picture Quote #1

If I’ve got to have a stroke or a heart attack, I’d rather have a heart attack. I don’t think that’s the only reason I campaign for the Stroke Association, but a stroke would be a terrible thing Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t be young again even if it were possible, but I am not going to pretend that growing old is all sweetness and light Picture Quote #1

People who have had a stroke and are recovering from it love being read to... especially by someone who is a good reader - it does help them to get better Picture Quote #1

How could God allow cancer, poverty, the sheer unfairness of so many lives? Picture Quote #1

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Nobody will go on being remembered for a very long time, unless you’re Shakespeare or Milton. I have no hope of being remembered at all Picture Quote #1

I do think that being a sort of celebrity and being well off does give me some responsibility Picture Quote #1

The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy’ began differently from any previous book I’d written. It actually derives from a story a friend - the novel’s dedicatee, Patrick Maher - told me Picture Quote #1

Everybody wants their fame. They long for it, and I think they don’t much care how they get it - to attract attention to themselves Picture Quote #1

I never carry a notebook while walking around London. I just pick those things up. I’m very good at quizzes Picture Quote #1

We, people, are so very, very complicated that no matter how well drawn a fictional character is, they can’t get anywhere near as complex as a real person Picture Quote #1

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I get very tired of violence in crime fiction. Maybe it is what life is like, but I don’t want to do it in my books Picture Quote #1

I used to get an awful lot of letters, and they have almost all gone. I used to answer nearly all of them Picture Quote #1

Haemophilia itself is bad enough. It is disabling day by day, even if far less incapacitating than in the 19th and early 20th centuries. But the added burden of life-threatening further illnesses from contaminated NHS blood is far worse Picture Quote #1

I don’t feel that I wanted to spend my whole writing life - which is my life - writing detective stories Picture Quote #1

The old detective story that’s got a really complicated motive doesn’t apply to mine Picture Quote #1

I have had quite a lot of prizes, but I don’t think it makes any difference to the ease or difficulty to the writing process Picture Quote #1

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My favourite book - ‘The Good Soldier’ by Ford Madox Ford, which I have read about 20 times - is different from my favourite author, who is Iris Murdoch. I find her books exciting and unputdownable. Her characters are so carefully studied and in-depth; I love that Picture Quote #1

People tell me the most extraordinary things. I’ve noticed it for years. Perhaps they know I won’t be shocked. Or judgmental Picture Quote #1

You don’t knock television, even if you don’t always like what they make of your work. It makes all the difference between being an also-ran writer and very famous Picture Quote #1

Ford Maddox Ford’s ‘The Good Soldier’ is my favourite novel. I first read it in the 1950s and have read it about 20 times since. It’s possibly the best-constructed book in the English language Picture Quote #1

I don’t think there is a fictional character who resembles me because fictional characters are not real! Picture Quote #1

Some women lose their husbands, and their worlds change because their financial circumstances change. All I have in common with them is a grief Picture Quote #1

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The knives of jealousy are honed on details (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I agree with what Mark Twain said - we’re all mad at night (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I don’t want to be a fusty old lady writer (Ruth Rendell Quotes) My mother had multiple sclerosis (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I don’t mind being distracted (Ruth Rendell Quotes) The Da Vinci Code’ was pretty awful. A good idea disappointingly handled. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) Reading is becoming a kind of specialist activity, and that strikes terror into the heart of people who love reading. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I don’t mind being distracted. I don’t want to sit there in utter silence and type. If the phone rings, I usually answer it, speak for a few minutes and return to writing, or go for a walk in and out of the rooms. I don’t mind a break. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) If I’ve got to have a stroke or a heart attack, I’d rather have a heart attack. I don’t think that’s the only reason I campaign for the Stroke Association, but a stroke would be a terrible thing. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I wouldn’t be young again even if it were possible, but I am not going to pretend that growing old is all sweetness and light. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) People who have had a stroke and are recovering from it love being read to... especially by someone who is a good reader - it does help them to get better. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) How could God allow cancer, poverty, the sheer unfairness of so many lives? (Ruth Rendell Quotes) Nobody will go on being remembered for a very long time, unless you’re Shakespeare or Milton. I have no hope of being remembered at all. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I do think that being a sort of celebrity and being well off does give me some responsibility (Ruth Rendell Quotes) The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy’ began differently from any previous book I’d written. It actually derives from a story a friend - the novel’s dedicatee, Patrick Maher - told me. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) Everybody wants their fame. They long for it, and I think they don’t much care how they get it - to attract attention to themselves. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I never carry a notebook while walking around London. I just pick those things up. I’m very good at quizzes. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) We, people, are so very, very complicated that no matter how well drawn a fictional character is, they can’t get anywhere near as complex as a real person. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I get very tired of violence in crime fiction. Maybe it is what life is like, but I don’t want to do it in my books. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I used to get an awful lot of letters, and they have almost all gone. I used to answer nearly all of them. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) Haemophilia itself is bad enough. It is disabling day by day, even if far less incapacitating than in the 19th and early 20th centuries. But the added burden of life-threatening further illnesses from contaminated NHS blood is far worse. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I don’t feel that I wanted to spend my whole writing life - which is my life - writing detective stories. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) The old detective story that’s got a really complicated motive doesn’t apply to mine (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I have had quite a lot of prizes, but I don’t think it makes any difference to the ease or difficulty to the writing process. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) My favourite book - ‘The Good Soldier’ by Ford Madox Ford, which I have read about 20 times - is different from my favourite author, who is Iris Murdoch. I find her books exciting and unputdownable. Her characters are so carefully studied and in-depth; I love that. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) People tell me the most extraordinary things. I’ve noticed it for years. Perhaps they know I won’t be shocked. Or judgmental. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) You don’t knock television, even if you don’t always like what they make of your work. It makes all the difference between being an also-ran writer and very famous. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) Ford Maddox Ford’s ‘The Good Soldier’ is my favourite novel. I first read it in the 1950s and have read it about 20 times since. It’s possibly the best-constructed book in the English language. (Ruth Rendell Quotes) I don’t think there is a fictional character who resembles me because fictional characters are not real! (Ruth Rendell Quotes) Some women lose their husbands, and their worlds change because their financial circumstances change. All I have in common with them is a grief. (Ruth Rendell Quotes)

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