R. L. Stine Quotes
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.
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I think by laying it out for the viewer I'm avoiding the issue of bias.
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There's always going to be a little bit of autobiographical content to everything. It's how you lend some authority to what you write - you give it that weight by drawing on your direct experiences and indirect experiences from people that you know well, or a little.
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I think I'm developing a kind of subconscious loathing of the word 'franchise.' I just think of something that's packaged, something you can buy on a shelf and is immediately disposable. I don't know. It's a really weird word for me.
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I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.
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Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
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Eliza Factor's first novel, 'The Mercury Fountain,' explores what happens when a life driven by ideology confronts implacable truths of science and human nature. It also shows how leaders can inflict damage by neglecting the real needs of real people.
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I'm sensitive, you know, about some things, and as some of my partners could attest to, incredibly insensitive.
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I think the CG is an instrument to create reality. I don't think it's an instrument to create a heightened reality.
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I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'
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I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set.
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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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Get yourself into every audition that you can. Even in those for smaller roles, you'll never know when someone may recommend you for a bigger one.
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If I recall correctly, I think I signed my first contract with Tor in 1983.
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I don't think fashion is evil.
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I don't think there's ever a right time to have kids. I'm actually pretty glad it's happened quite young.
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I'll say that I don't think you can throw a stone and not come in contact with someone who knows someone or has problems with substance abuse.
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I think we can all learn things if we really want to. It's fascinating how that can get expedited when you have a support system around you.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with? Probably the one that I haven't hung most with recently.
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I don't like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I'm not battling past 200 other riders.
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After all it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.
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I love the way I look. I'm fine with it. And if my body changes, I'll be fine with that.
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There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.
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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.
