When one has children one has no privacy. They take it for granted that what is yours is theirs, personal things and the secrets of your heart, as well as possessions.
Ruth RendellTen thousand years of civilization shed in an instant when you put a woman behind the wheel of a car.
Ruth RendellI've had two proposals since I've been a widow. I am a wonderful catch, you know. I have a lot of money.
Ruth RendellI get a lot of letters from people. They say "I want to be a writer. What should I do?" I tell them to stop writing to me and to get on with it.
Ruth Rendell