Quotes by 'Ruth Rendell'

Ruth Rendell

Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBEwas an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries...

goes soon

As soon as I know it's about technological things or spies, I lose interest. I want to know what goes on in people's minds.

crimes fear people

Crimes are more often committed out of fear than wickedness. People live frightened, desperate lives.

attract everybody wants

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.

max

Hugh Grant will always be associated with his scandal, and so will Max Mosley.

enjoy love people

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

agree twain

I agree with what Mark Twain said - we're all mad at night.

dream real may

We always know when we are awake that we cannot be dreaming even though when actually dreaming we feel all this may be real.

best-love world-love lovers

It is not so much true that the world loves a lover as that the lover loves all the world.

psychology human-nature trouble

The trouble with psychology is that it doesn't take human nature into account.

two widows wonderful

I've had two proposals since I've been a widow. I am a wonderful catch, you know. I have a lot of money.

worst happened liberating

The worst has happened ... it's rather liberating.

interesting london staircases

London underground took me on a tour of all the hidden places, the disused shafts and staircases... that was very interesting.

light growing invisible

Growing old is not all sweetness and light. Old women especially are invisible.

classic should novel

To be a classic, a novel should be original.