Top 90 R.L. Stine Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “She wasn’t wearing a mask! The monstrous green face was her face. She wasn’t wearing a monster costume. None of the Horrors were wearing costumes, I realized. I stepped back, raising my hands in horror as if trying to shield myself.”

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52. “My name is Abe Marcus. Ned and I are identical twins. We look exactly alike. Even Ma and Pa can’t tell us apart. But we don’t act alike. I am the serious twin. Maybe it’s because I am two minutes older.”

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

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54. “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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55. “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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56. “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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57. “I can see ghosts.”

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

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

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60. “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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61. “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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62. “I am sorry to say there will be no wedding today.”

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

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

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

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

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69. “I have a great office.”

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

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

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

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73. “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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74. “He’s is a real dummy.”

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75. “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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76. “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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77. “Aren’t your feet supposed to be the same size as each other?”

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

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

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80. “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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81. “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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82. “Because I knew it was happening again.”

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

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

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

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

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90. “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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91. “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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92. “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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93. “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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94. “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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95. “Cameras can only record what they see.”

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

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

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