It's not necessary with your friends to discuss something you know you will disagree profoundly on. Ruth Rendell disagreediscussfriend Change image and share on social
I don't think the Barbara Vines are mysteries in any sense. The Barbara Vine is much more slowly paced. It is a much more in-depth, searching sort of book; it doesn't necessarily have a murder in it. Ruth Rendell barbarabookdepth Change image and share on social
Why do we have to have violence, torture, brutality in crime dramas every time we turn on television? Any new crime drama is going to have, sooner or later, a lot of torture and nasty things that make people flinch. Lots of young people I know shrink and flinch from that kind of thing on television, so I think showing it is a mistake. Ruth Rendell brutalitycrimedrama share on social
I always know when a novel is going to be a Barbara Vine one. In fact I believe that if I weren't to write it as Barbara Vine, I wouldn't be able to write it at all. Ruth Rendell barbarafactvine Change image and share on social
'The Da Vinci Code' was pretty awful. A good idea disappointingly handled. Ruth Rendell awfulcodedisappointingly Change image and share on social
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 differencedifficultyease Change image and share on social
What I mind in modern society very much is the awful lack of grammar. Ruth Rendell awfulgrammarlack Change image and share on social
I don't make any notes, but I do know where to find things. Suppose I need to know where Wexford first talked about his love of the countryside or where he quotes Larkin or what was the beginning of his hatred of racism or where he first encountered domestic violence; I would be able to find it straight away. Ruth Rendell begincountrysidedomestic share on social
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 authorbookcarefully 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