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 went into a church and simply said, 'Goodbye.' It is the terrible unfairness of life. How could God allow cancer, poverty, the sheer unfairness of so many lives? That is the question which finishes it for me. Ruth Rendell cancerchurchfinish share on social
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
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
What I mind in modern society very much is the awful lack of grammar. Ruth Rendell awfulgrammarlack 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
