Ruth Rendell Quotes

We, people, are so very, very complicated that no matter how well drawn a fictional character is, they can't get anywhere near as complex as a real person.

Ruth Rendell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 17, 1930 - May 2, 2015

Topics

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My grandmother was a psychiatrist and had shelves full of medical books - I was constantly sneaking looks at some of those. I was fascinated by the descriptions of illnesses and diseases.

Jennifer McMahon

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I was the girl in the black leather jacket with the black fingernails, picked up after school by guys with loud cars and motorcycles. I carried straight-A grades, but I had a little trouble with rules. I tended to have a bit of an authority problem.

Melissa Marr

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Each cartoon needs the right amount of wrong.

Robert Mankoff

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Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.

Jeff Cooper

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I don't care about my image.

Jean Dujardin

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I always wanted to have my own boutiques. I'm so passionate about clothing and always have been so business-minded.

Amy Childs

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I think the way to change it is to handle issues individually when it's essential to do so.

Stephen Harper

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I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

Ron Silver

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I'm no good at describing my books. 'Holes' has been out now for seven years, and I still can't come up with a good answer when asked what that book is about.

Louis Sachar

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Republican comes in the dictionary just after reptile and just above repugnant.

Julia Roberts

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Mr. Trump would need someone to help govern in Washington, D.C. When a complete outsider is picked to lead the ticket, it makes sense to have someone with government experience on it.

Corey Lewandowski

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The newsprint thesp celebrity interview as a middle-brow art form suffers from desperate overproduction. There'll be at least 10 in the broadsheets today and every Sunday hereafter.

Peter York

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