Ruth Rendell Quote

I could hardly have reached my age and not suffered terrible unhappiness, distress and breakdown. We all go through it, unless we are extremely dull or insensitive. I didn't have the sort of breakdown that caused one to be hospitalised, but perhaps today it would.

Telegraph (11 April 2005)

I could hardly have reached my age and not suffered terrible unhappiness, distress and breakdown. We all go through it, unless we are extremely dull...

I could hardly have reached my age and not suffered terrible unhappiness, distress and breakdown. We all go through it, unless we are extremely dull...

I could hardly have reached my age and not suffered terrible unhappiness, distress and breakdown. We all go through it, unless we are extremely dull...

I could hardly have reached my age and not suffered terrible unhappiness, distress and breakdown. We all go through it, unless we are extremely dull...