Reading is becoming a kind of specialist activity, and that strikes terror into the heart of people who love reading. Ruth Rendell activityheartkind Change image and share on social
I knew quite a lot about politics before I went to Parliament. Ruth Rendell knowlotparliament Change image and share on social
I'm a very bad Christian, but I am a Christian. Ruth Rendell badchristian Change image and share on social
I started by writing short stories, but they weren't very good; I tried them on various magazines, and none of them was published. People were nicer then about turning you down, and so I didn't lose heart - I kept on writing and wrote a lot of books, one or two of which I finished, and others I didn't. Ruth Rendell bookfinishgood share on social
People do sometimes ask me some really idiotic questions: 'Is your husband afraid of you putting arsenic in his food?' I replied that I have never written a book about poison, ever. Ruth Rendell afraidarsenicbook Change image and share on social
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 attentionattractcare Change image and share on social
Some women say as they get older they're no longer noticed: they disappear. Men, for instance, don't see them. Nobody wants them. That doesn't happen to me because of who I am. Not because I'm any more scintillating company, but because I'm Ruth Rendell. Ruth Rendell companydisappearhappen share on social
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 associationattackcampaign Change image and share on social
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 answerbreakdistract share on social