I try, and I think I succeed, in making my readers feel pity for my psychopaths, because I do. Ruth Rendell feelmakepity Change image and share on social
I love memory sticks. They seem to me to be magic. Ruth Rendell lovemagicmemory Change image and share on social
I have never been a foodie and am seldom very hungry. Ruth Rendell foodiehungryseldom Change image and share on social
I think to be driven to want to kill must be such a terrible burden. Ruth Rendell burdendrivekill Change image and share on social
While most of the things you've worried about have never happened, it's a different story with the things you haven't worried about. They are the ones that happen. Ruth Rendell happenhavestory Change image and share on social
In judging other people's work, particularly short stories, I have noticed how novice writers tell the readers everything about their characters in the first paragraphs, disclose their motives, reveal their recent activities and their future intentions. Ruth Rendell activitycharacterdisclose share on social
The knives of jealousy are honed on details. Ruth Rendell detailhonejealousy Change image and share on social
It makes me actually quite angry to think about people writing about torture with a sort of relish. Horrible. Ruth Rendell angryhorriblemake Change image and share on social
Hugh Grant will always be associated with his scandal, and so will Max Mosley. Ruth Rendell granthughmax Change image and share on social