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" Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when I was three or four. The original 'Pinocchio' is terrifying. "

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" When I was a kid, there were these great comic books called 'Tales From The Crypt' and 'The Vault of Horror.' They were gruesome. I discovered them in the barbershop and thought they were fabulous. "

R. L. Stine

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" I drive a lot in the summertime, but after that, I don't drive if there's snow predicted for anywhere in 500 miles. "

" If you do enough planning before you start to write, there's no way you can have writer's block. I do a complete chapter by chapter outline. "

" I should be concentrating on writing pages. "

" I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid! "

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

" At least I can write. "

" Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special. "

" I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself. "

" I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that! "

" People always ask, 'How do you write so many books?' And I say, I work a lot. I work six or seven days a week. "

" I set a goal for myself everyday when I write - 10 pages a day - and it's much harder because I'm too dumb to turn off my Twitter and everything so it's always on and it's a real distraction. It's a major distraction. "

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

" Twitter is fun because it lets me stay in touch with all my original readers who grew up with my books. I love hearing from readers instantly on Twitter. "

" I really wanted to be a cartoonist, and I was in 4th or 5th grade and I would bring my drawings in, and I'd look around, and everyone could draw better than me. Everyone. My drawings were just awful. So that's why I had to write. "

" I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning. "

" I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college. "

" When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it. "

" It's hard for children's authors to be accepted when they try to write adult books. J.K. Rowling is the exception because people are so eager to read anything by her, but it took Judy Blume three or four tries before she had a success. "

" I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real. "

R. L. Stine

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" I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life. "

" Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book. "

" I started writing when I was 9 years old. I was like this weird kid who would just stay in my room, typing little funny magazines and drawing comic strips. "

" Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that. "

" Making my class laugh and getting in trouble. I was the class clown. "

" I have a cheat-sheet for each one of my characters about their personality, the way they look, etc. So there is no possible way that I could have writer's block. "

" After spending 22 years in Ohio, I love everything about New York. "

" I do like a lot of things that a lot of adults would scoff at. 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'Looney Tunes.' "

" I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams. "

" I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary. "