You guys are just jealous because i'm a natural athlete and you can't cross the street without falling on your face." -(Bird) Doug.

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

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books..

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 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!.

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 wri….

I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day?.

When I was a kid my family was really poor and I remember one Halloween I wanted to dress up really scary and my parents came home with a duck costum….

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

Sometimes it helps to scold yourself, to give yourself advice..

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

Many adults feel that every children's book has to teach them something.... My theory is a children's book... can be just for fun..

I feel happy to terrify kids..

I believe that kids as well as adults are entitled to books of no socially redeeming value..

Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your close….

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

I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now..

I should be concentrating on writing pages..

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 s….

If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles..

At least I can write..