Book Quote by Mary Downing Hahn

I don't write that much horror. People tell me my books are scary, but they're not really; I don't go there.

— Melissa de la Cruz

I don't like to get scared - it's not one of the emotions I enjoy. So I have to assume that if there are…

— Chris Van Allsburg

Nothin’s real scary except in books.

— Harper Lee

Certainly with a book, people are going to be able to read it and give themselves permission to have that delicious feeling of being…

— Susan Hill

Think books aren't scary? Well, think about this: You can't spell "Book" without "Boo!

— Stephen Colbert

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put…

— R. L. Stine

But I'm more scared of not writing.

— Gloria E. Anzaldúa

You have to write about what scares you.

— Michael Connelly

I am pretty scare-able. I guess that is why I like doing horror because my imagination can take me places.

— Annabeth Gish

I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.

— Taslima Nasrin

I don't think I've ever frightened myself before when writing, but there were areas where there was terror, as though I was looking into…

— Alan Garner

I always get scared. I can't read scripts. I'm scared, scary movies and stuff.

— Vanessa Ferlito