I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
When I was a kid my family was really poor and I remember one Halloween I wanted to dress up really scary… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
You have no control [over natural disaster]. That's what's scary about it. You're helpless. That feeling of helplessness is really scary. — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
I feel that good fantasy will always be in demand. I think children especially need literature that helps them escape from the… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book. — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
Well, I hate it when authors come into a school and they say to kids, 'Write from your heart, only write what you know,… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
Twitter is fun because it lets me stay in touch with all my original readers who grew up with my books. I love hearing… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now. — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
People say, 'What advice do you have for people who want to be writers?' I say, they don't really need advice, they know they… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
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