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
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I started by writing short stories, but they weren't very good; I tried them on various magazines, and none of them was published. People were nicer then about turning you down, and so I didn't lose heart - I kept on writing and wrote a lot of books, one or two of which I finished, and others I didn't.
good money people
I don't think it's good for people to be born into money and not know what it is never to have it.
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My favourite book - 'The Good Soldier' by Ford Madox Ford, which I have read about 20 times - is different from my favourite author, who is Iris Murdoch. I find her books exciting and unputdownable. Her characters are so carefully studied and in-depth; I love that.
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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.
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Ford Maddox Ford's 'The Good Soldier' is my favourite novel. I first read it in the 1950s and have read it about 20 times since. It's possibly the best-constructed book in the English language.
good telling
Where blackmail is involved, telling the police is always a good option.
good thinks whereas
Whereas most of us would think that's a very good thing, he doesn't. He thinks this is sacrilege, this is desecration.
good money people
I often think what it was like not to have much money. I don't think it's good for people to be born into money and not know what it is never to have it.
good people
I just want to tell a good story, so I always ask myself, 'Are these people real to me?'
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'The Da Vinci Code' was pretty awful. A good idea disappointingly handled.
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.
I've never met a murderer as far as I know. I would hate to.
I've never really been satisfied with a book. I always want it to be better.
becoming love people specialist strikes terror
Reading is becoming a kind of specialist activity, and that strikes terror into the heart of people who love reading.