I don't like slapdash careless prose, and if I saw myself doing it, I would give up writing altogether. Ruth Rendell altogethercarelessgive 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'm a very rigorous person. I like to take exercise. People get mired in old age, they get bent and twisted, but I can stop that. Ruth Rendell agebendexercise Change image and share on social
The treatment of patients with contaminated blood has been described as one of the most tragic episodes in the history of the NHS. Ruth Rendell bloodcontaminateepisode 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
I think that people who make a lot of money - and I do - should certainly give a considerable amount of it away. Ruth Rendell amountconsiderablegive Change image and share on social
I like to show what happens to people in the past and how it affects their present. Ruth Rendell affectpastpeople Change image and share on social
We, people, are so very, very complicated that no matter how well drawn a fictional character is, they can't get anywhere near as complex as a real person. Ruth Rendell charactercomplexcomplicate 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