I think I must be the only grandmother in the world who was given an iPod by her grandsons. It has changed my life – I’d be lost without it. – Ruth Rendell
I don’t care for people who are given peerages who have paid for them. I think it happens, and I don’t like that. – Ruth Rendell
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
I’ve done the big 12-city tours, and I’m never going to do that again – never. I was younger then. It wears you out, you know. – Ruth Rendell
I wouldn’t be young again even if it were possible, but I am not going to pretend that growing old is all sweetness and light. – Ruth Rendell
While most of the things you’ve worried about have never happened, it’s a different story with the things you haven’t worried about. They are the ones that happen. – Ruth Rendell
