Top 44 Quotes by R. L. Stine

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.

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

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 old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them.

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

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.

A real New Yorker likes the sound of a garbage truck in the morning.

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.

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.

Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.