Ruth Rendell Quotes

Ruth Rendell

Ruth Rendell

British Writer

Born: Feb 17, 1930

Died: May 2, 2015

About Me People Think Writing You

Related authors: Alan Moore Arthur Conan Doyle J. B. Priestley Jane Austen Lawrence Durrell Mary Wollstonecraft Norman Douglas Tom Hodgkinson

It's absolutely essential to my life. I don't know what I would do if I didn't write. Ruth Rendell

Life My Life Would Absolutely Write Know Essential

I've never met a murderer as far as I know. I would hate to. Ruth Rendell

Hate Met Would Never Know As Far As Far

Wexford started off as a very conventional, tough cop and not a very original character because I had no idea I was writing a series, of course. I had no idea I'd created a series character. Ruth Rendell

Character Writing Tough No Idea Had Idea Course Because Off Very Conventional Created Original Series Cop Started

I - I love being told by people that they enjoy my books, and I think that's really very nice. Ruth Rendell

Love People Nice Enjoy Think Books Very Being Really

I was a child, and in 1942, I was evacuated to the Cotswolds with my mother, who was a teacher - she went with her school. I lived in one house in the village, and my mother was in the vicarage. Ruth Rendell

Teacher School Mother House She Child Who Village Lived Her

I don't have any dark desires. And I think most people don't. A few have dark desires and don't sublimate them. Ruth Rendell

People Dark Few Think Most Any Them Desires

I don't exorcise anything with my writing. I'm sure people do, but I don't. Ruth Rendell

People Writing Sure Anything

I love memory sticks. They seem to me to be magic. Ruth Rendell

Love Me Memory Magic Seem Sticks

You don't knock television, even if you don't always like what they make of your work. It makes all the difference between being an also-ran writer and very famous. Ruth Rendell

Work You Television All The Difference Writer Between Knock Like Make Makes Always Very Difference Being Famous Your Even

Many people have a profession or a job - most people do, I should think. And they do it. And that's what I did. Ruth Rendell

People Job Think Most Did Should Profession Many

I've never really been satisfied with a book. I always want it to be better. Ruth Rendell

Book Better Satisfied Never Always Been Want Really

I never make notes; just a few small details when I'm writing, but nothing much. The plot is never written down. I will tell the story to myself, but I won't plan it. I'll speak the narrative in my head for a while. Ruth Rendell

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

Book Mysteries Sense Think Slowly More Sort Any In-Depth Barbara Much Searching Vine Vines Necessarily

People want to marry me for companionship. No thanks! I've got my cats for that! Ruth Rendell

Me People Cats Thanks Marry Got Want Companionship

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

I have two quite large houses, and every cupboard and drawer is stuffed with books. Ruth Rendell

Every Books Drawer Stuffed Houses Cupboard Quite Large Two

It doesn't matter what kind of book you write - you ought to write it well and with some kind of style and elegance. Ruth Rendell

You Book Matter Style Ought Kind Some Write Well Elegance

No more Ruth Rendell quotes

Haven't find the right quote? Try quotes from authors related to Ruth Rendell.