Top 90 R.L. Stine Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “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!”

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

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

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54. “Change is good.”

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55. “I can see ghosts.”

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56. “Stupid Ginny and her karate kicks. Why did Mom have to take her to that martial-arts school anyway? My life has been miserable ever since. She’s only ten, but she fights way better than I do. I’ve got the bruises to show it.”

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57. “His camera at home was just too crummy. That’s why all his pictures came out too dark or too light, and everyone in them had glowing red dots in their eyes. Greg wondered if this camera was any good.”

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58. “He didn’t like being the sensible one of the group. Everyone always made fun of the sensible one. He’d rather be the wild and crazy one. But, somehow, he always ended up sensible.”

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59. “I am sorry to say there will be no wedding today.”

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60. “I’ve been home the whole time. Watching you. What do we do with a troublemaker?”

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61. “It was as if she thought life was a game, and she had to psych everyone out so she’d win.”

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62. “I’ve lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.”

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63. “Was it it possible that I thought a pile of clothes was a smiling girl?’ – Amanda Benson.”

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64. “My school is very lucky. We have an Olympic-size pool.”

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65. “I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary.”

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66. “That’s one of my problems. I never get angry quick enough. I never speak up when I am really mad. And then I feel silly bringing it up later.”

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67. “I’ve never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.”

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68. “Grandpa Mo choked out. “They... they... they are hungry. Very hungry.”

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69. “He looked a lot like the drawings of Benjamin Franklin in my history book.”

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70. “I have a great office.”

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71. “My friend Chuck was supposed to help me coach the team. But he told Miss Curdy he had an after-school job. Do you know what his after-school job is? Going home and watching TV. – Steve Boswell.”

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72. “But I could hear Mitzi nearby. She was still upstairs. If she saw me reading the comic book, she’d run downstairs and tell Dad for sure. Mitzi’s hobby is being a snitch.”

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73. “My first day back was a nonevent. I expected kids to make a big fuss and tell me how sorry they were about my dad and about the accident.”

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74. “I had a camera. My parents had given me a really good camera last Christmas.”

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75. “Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out! Get me out!”

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76. “He’s is a real dummy.”

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77. “What a strange place to leave a camera. Why would someone put it here? If it were valuable enough to hide in a secret cabinet, why didn’t he take it with him?”

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78. “The five of us were squeezed into Dad’s little Toyota, on our way to spend the day at Zoo Gardens Theme Park. Dad had messed up and left the map at home. But Mom said the park would be real easy to find.”

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79. “Aren’t your feet supposed to be the same size as each other?”

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80. “I mean, who could think about sneakers when an invisible building was waiting to be discovered?”

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81. “The substance inside the can was bright green. It shimmered like Jell-O in the light from the ceiling fixture.”

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82. “And what’s the address on Fear Street, Operator?” “We’re not supposed to give that out, sir.” “Come on. I promise I won’t tell anybody.” Cory laughed. Surprisingly, the operator laughed too. “I guess it’s okay. It’s my last night, anyway. It’s Four Forty-four Fear Street.” “Thanks a lot, Operator. You’re a nice person:.”

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83. “Because I knew it was happening again.”

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84. “Faster, Jerry!” Dr. Shreek instructed, screaming at the top of his lungs. “Faster! The hands are alive! Alive!” “I can’t do it!” I cried. “Please!” “Faster! Faster!”

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85. “But I wasn’t feeling like a winner. I felt like an ugly freak.”

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86. “Many adults feel that every children’s book has to teach them something.”

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87. “Good dog,′ she said, stoking his head. ‘Good sweet dog.’ That was one of the great things about dogs. They always loved you no matter what was going on.”

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88. “Noah – get off me!” she demanded, trying to push the big duck off her chest.”

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89. “You won’t be going home tonight – or ever,” Trevor whispered. “You’ve seen too much.”

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90. “I have a couple of suggestions to help things along,” she said. She twisted the slender gold watch on her wrist. “First of all, go back to school on Monday.”

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

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92. “I know it’s ridiculous to drink skim milk when you’re pigging out on a chocolate bar, but I figured, why not cut calories where you can?”

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93. “So, when Cole was two and I was four, we moved to Goshen Falls. Lucky us! The whole town is three blocks long. We have a cute little farm with a cute little farmhouse. And even though Mom and Dad are computer programmers – not farmers – we have a backyard full of chickens.”

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94. “I talk to myself a lot, but it seldom does any good. I’m a tense kid. I know it. But I have good reason to be tense.”

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95. “Above me on the landing stood a strange girl, about my age, with short black hair. She was smiling down at me, not a warm smile, not a friendly smile, but the coldest, most frightening smile I had ever seen.”

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96. “Cameras can only record what they see.”

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97. “Would you love me if you knew I suck down liver blood in the supermarket?”

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98. “There’s no harm in taking a peek.”

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99. “Yes! Yes! Yes!” Marty kept leaping into the air. I thought I might have to tie a rope around his waist and hold onto it to keep him from floating away!”

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