Attitude I don't like the way young people write and talk about the old. I don't like their attitude, which, if they weren't young and therefore bright and... Ruth Rendell 8
Death I think about death every day - what it would be like, why it would happen to me. It would be humiliating to be afraid. Ruth Rendell 20
Soul People always tell me my books are so dark; I don't think they're particularly dark. I'm not like that. I'm quite a cheerful soul. Ruth Rendell 14
Lose My father had several strokes and heart attacks. I was with him when he died, and it was a horrible death. He had been a very articulate man, and to... Ruth Rendell 10
Lose As soon as I know it's about technological things or spies, I lose interest. I want to know what goes on in people's minds. Ruth Rendell 13
Lose Some women lose their husbands, and their worlds change because their financial circumstances change. All I have in common with them is a grief. Ruth Rendell 9
Lose 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... Ruth Rendell 13
Future In judging other people's work, particularly short stories, I have noticed how novice writers tell the readers everything about their characters in... Ruth Rendell 16
