How could God allow cancer, poverty, the sheer unfairness of so many lives? Ruth Rendell cancergodlive Change image and share on social
There are some novelists who can get away with writing about sex - Philip Roth, Ian McEwan - but they are rare. Ruth Rendell ianmcewannovelist Change image and share on social
The things I write about are completely removed from my own life, but people want to know the characters better. Ruth Rendell charactercompletelylife Change image and share on social
I don't do pride. It seems to me to be a very unpleasant thing. Ruth Rendell pridethingunpleasant Change image and share on social
In 'The Blood Doctor,' I wrote about the history of haemophilia and the devastating effects of the disease at a time when there was no remedy. Ruth Rendell blooddevastatedisease Change image and share on social
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 changecircumstancecommon Change image and 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 feel that I wanted to spend my whole writing life - which is my life - writing detective stories. Ruth Rendell detectivefeellife Change image and share on social
