Quotes by R. L. Stine

Robert Lawrence Stine, sometimes known as Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee, is an American novelist, short story writer, television producer, screenwriter, and executive editor. Stine has been referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature" and is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the Fear Street, Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, and The Nightmare Room series. Some of his other works include a Space Cadets trilogy, two Hark gamebooks, and dozens of joke books.

The best Quotes and Sayings

Many adults feel that every children's book has to teach them something. My theory is a children's book can be just for fun.

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I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day?

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She realized she'd never felt this happy. Even at her old school, she had been an outsider, always the lonely girl, the one who stayed at home watching TV on Saturday nights while her friends went to parties and out on dates.

R. L. Stine in Fear Street - First Date
 
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A real New Yorker likes the sound of a garbage truck in the morning.

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Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.

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I feel happy to terrify kids.

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Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your closet. Those kinds of things stay with you no matter what age.

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If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles.

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I'm a total Disney freak. I want to live in Disney World.

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