Ruth Rendell Quotes

Wexford started off as a very conventional, tough cop and not a very original character because I had no idea I was writing a series, of course. I had no idea I'd created a series character.

Ruth Rendell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CharacterWritingToughStartedCop

I think there's a number of pillars to success. One is you've got to have a great idea. The other is you've got to have a constituency, you've got to have finance, and you've got to be able to raise awareness.

Jeremy Gilley

SuccessGreatFinanceThinkYouGot

Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of building a community and encouraging people to play along.

John Hodgman

CommunityPeopleBuildingPlayAlong

When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god.

Maureen O'Hara

GodGreenThoughtWalkingValley

If it were a choice between putting ads on Wikipedia or shutting down Wikipedia, we would then very reluctantly consider putting ads on Wikipedia.

Sue Gardner

ChoiceDownWouldBetweenVeryThen

I really want to disappear, grow a beard, not talk to anyone, not make any friends... I just want to disappear and study.

Rivers Cuomo

BeardGrowFriendsWantTalkStudy

As a publisher, you should decide what content is free and what you'd pay for. You have to get the packaging right, but people will pay for content.

Mike McCue

PeopleFreeYouWillRightPay

What was really wonderful about the 'Doubtfire' shoot is that we had this really long rehearsal period in the beginning. That was a great time to get to know each other. We got to know each other and to create the family vibe. So we really didn't have to force it.

Lisa Jakub

FamilyGreatTimeBeginningLong

I've tried everything but celibacy, and I really want to know what it feels like to be touched by someone with a mental touch and not a physical touch.

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

SomeoneKnowWantTouchEverything

This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.

Arthur C. Clarke

FutureAgeAttentionFirstLittle

Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It's harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next.

Pink

MarriageRelationshipChoiceEveryday

It's fun coming in as the second or third lead. If the movie or TV show bombs, you aren't to blame.

Phil Hartman

FunBlameYouLeadComingShow

Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats.

Sextus Propertius

FaithfulMistressThreatsEvenBent

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