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Ruth Rendell Quotes

I do write about obsession, but I don't think I have an obsession for writing. I'm not a compulsive writer. I like to watch obsession in other people, watch the way it makes them behave.

Ruth Rendell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Writing Think Way Write Like

I feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement.

John Byrne

Improvement Small Reality Feel Bad

I enjoy writing. Would I rather be playing golf? No. Would I rather be fishing? No.

Melvyn Bragg

Fishing Writing Golf Enjoy Playing

There's something in the Latino community called 'la promesa de Obama' - Obama's promise. He made very specific promises to the Latino community. He committed to enacting comprehensive immigration reform within his first year.

Ana Navarro

Community Promises Immigration Year

In tech-land, no one cares what kind of car you drive, and frankly, they're not going to find out anyway. You're not going to go to lunch together, because you're going to be sitting in your cube with a brown bag eating lunch.

Roy Price

Car Together Lunch Eating Drive Bag

I just wear what I think looks nice.

Joss Stone

Think Looks Nice Wear Just I Think

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Joseph Joubert

Thinking Result Always Misery Almost

You can really walk around a song and completely, if it's a good song, look at it from a lot of different angles. Johnny Cash with Rick Rubin illustrated that perfectly.

Chris Cornell

Good Walk Song You Look Angles

The best writers attempt to become alternative historians.

Colum McCann

Best Become Historians Attempt

When I am free to train and free to move, I feel like a gorilla in the jungle. Then, when there are a bunch of media obligations, I feel like I have been captured and am being kept on display.

Conor McGregor

I Am Free Feel Media Train Jungle

I was home-schooled. My mom wasn't a fan of public school systems.

Britt Robertson

School Mom Public School Fan Systems

My wife and kids are the constituents I will be serving long after my days in Springfield are a distant memory.

Peter Roskam

Wife Memory Long Will Serving Days

I love corduroy jeans as well as vertical-striped jeans. Both are a fun switch from plain old denim. They can be slimming so long as the stripes aren't too chunky.

Twiggy

Love Fun Long Old Jeans Stripes