Ruth Rendell Quotes

There are some novelists who can get away with writing about sex - Philip Roth, Ian McEwan - but they are rare.

Ruth Rendell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WritingSexRareAwayGetWho

No two people take on the information of being admirable and being admired in the same way.

Jock Sturges

PeopleInformationWayTwo People

Of course, you always think about how it will be read. I always aim for a reading in one sitting.

Joan Didion

ReadingThinkYouSittingAimWill

I'm never going to be a woman who doesn't work.

Jessica Simpson

WorkWomanNeverGoingWho

In my position, I could be a debutante. But we only got to this position by being a politically active family.

Amy Carter

FamilyActivePositionBeingGot

Meaningful ethics reform is vital to restoring public confidence in Missouri's political system.

Josh Hawley

ConfidenceEthicsPoliticalSystem

I loved 'Harry Potter' growing up. I'm dyslexic and a slow reader, but I could get through the thick ones in days!

Douglas Booth

Growing UpSlowLovedGrowingDays

It's hard to think about 20 to 30 years down the road. Most people want to use the money now - it's tough.

Chris Gronkowski

MoneyPeopleRoadToughThinkDown

That's the trouble with playing a cutting-edge narcotics detective - you've got to wear what's topical at the moment. My kids tease me about outfits I was wearing last week, let alone in the eighties.

Clark Johnson

AloneMomentMeWeekYouTrouble

I'm very good at daydreaming. Ask any of my schoolteachers.

Bruce Dickinson

GoodAskDaydreamingVeryAny

It would have been very easy for me to put on a little tight skirt and go out and try what I always call the 'Barbie doll' roles.

Suzy Amis

MeEasyGoBarbieTryOut

The person is always happy who is in the presence of something they cannot know in full. A person as advanced far in the study of morals who has mastered the difference between pride and vanity.

Nicolas Chamfort

HappyPrideMoralsVanityPerson

I've always wanted to do right in life. But the wanting and the doing aren't quite the same thing.

Mark Wahlberg

LifeDoingRightSameAlwaysQuite

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