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the English, although partakers in the most variable and quixotic climate in the world, never become used to its vagaries, but comment upon them with shock and resentment as if all their lives had been spent in the

the English, although partakers in the most variable and quixotic climate in the world, never become used to its vagaries, but comment upon them with shock and resentment as if all their lives had been spent in the predictable monsoon.

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Weather, England, Climate

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.

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Children, Heart, Secret
Ruth Rendell (2010). “Road Rage: (A Wexford Case)”, p.61, Random House

Maybe being married is talking to oneself with one's other self listening.

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Self, Talking, Listening
"Ruth Rendell: In quotes". www.theguardian.com. May 02, 2015.

we dislike those we've injured.

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Injured, Dislike
Ruth Rendell (2010). “The Lake Of Darkness”, p.224, Random House

To be a classic, a novel should be original.

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Classic, Should, Novel
FaceBook post by Ruth Rendell from Jun 17, 2011

Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write.

Ruth Rendell
Writing
"A Judgement in Stone". Book by Ruth Rendell, May 2, 1977.

London underground took me on a tour of all the hidden places, the disused shafts and staircases... that was very interesting.

Ruth Rendell
Interesting, London, Staircases