Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBEwas an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth17 February 1930
interested religion
I never was religious, really, but I'm very interested in religion.
I never write about a place I don't know.
carry good notebook pick
I never carry a notebook while walking around London. I just pick those things up. I'm very good at quizzes.
failure subjects
I always write about subjects which attract me because if I didn't, it would be awful, a failure.
bad
I don't want to marry anybody, but I certainly wouldn't want to marry a bad novelist.
I don't think the world is a particularly pleasant place.
although call change less open richard sort
I call myself an agnostic. I'm open to change. I'm the same sort of person, although much less aggressive, as Richard Dawkins.
attitude bright people talk therefore
I don't like the way young people write and talk about the old. I don't like their attitude, which, if they weren't young and therefore bright and vibrant, would be called outdated.
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I don't mind being distracted. I don't want to sit there in utter silence and type. If the phone rings, I usually answer it, speak for a few minutes and return to writing, or go for a walk in and out of the rooms. I don't mind a break.
people
I am neurotic, but I live with it. I think most people are, anyway.
campaign heart rather reason stroke terrible
If I've got to have a stroke or a heart attack, I'd rather have a heart attack. I don't think that's the only reason I campaign for the Stroke Association, but a stroke would be a terrible thing.
falls illusion
If I do, the whole thing falls apart. It fails. The illusion is in my head.
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I can't sum up my books. They're all rather complicated. Sometimes I think they're too complicated. But that's the way I am. When I start to write a book, my head gets full of all kinds of detail.
barbara mysteries slowly sort vines
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.