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
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
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
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
I never was religious, really, but I'm very interested in religion. Ruth Rendell interestreligionreligious Change image and share on social
I don't think there is a fictional character who resembles me because fictional characters are not real! Ruth Rendell characterfictionalreal Change image and share on social
Violence is very much with us, and we like to see it. I doubt if you can change that, and I'm not sure you should want to. I have occasionally been very upset by something I was writing, but it's quite rare: I keep my writing very separate from my life. Ruth Rendell changedoubtlife share on social
