People always tell me my books are so dark; I don't think they're particularly dark. I'm not like that. I'm quite a cheerful soul. Ruth Rendell bookcheerfuldark Change image and 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 often think what it was like not to have much money. I don't think it's good for people to be born into money and not know what it is never to have it. Ruth Rendell beargoodmoney 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
I always write about subjects which attract me because if I didn't, it would be awful, a failure. Ruth Rendell attractawfulfailure Change image and share on social
'The Chimney Sweeper's Boy' began differently from any previous book I'd written. It actually derives from a story a friend - the novel's dedicatee, Patrick Maher - told me. Ruth Rendell beginbookboy Change image and share on social
Both my parents had strokes. My father had several, but the last one was fatal. It's a horribly disabling bug, a stroke. Ruth Rendell bugdisablefatal Change image and share on social
I think about death every day - what it would be like, why it would happen to me. It would be humiliating to be afraid. Ruth Rendell afraiddaydeath Change image and share on social
People who have had a stroke and are recovering from it love being read to... especially by someone who is a good reader - it does help them to get better. Ruth Rendell goodlovepeople Change image and share on social
I just want to tell a good story, so I always ask myself, 'Are these people real to me?' Ruth Rendell goodpeoplereal Change image and share on social
