- [R.L. Stine see a red balloon, which is an obvious reference to the "IT" series]
- R.L. Stine: I knew it! I knew I came up with that first.
- [first lines]
- Sarah: Fear. Fear is something that everyone experiences. Fear is a feeling that we all know. For me, a fear that shaped my life was... God, that sucks. "Recount a time when you faced a fear, challenge or failure. How did it define you, or how did you overcome it?"
- R.L. Stine: [R.L. Stine is talking to the Gnomes]
- R.L. Stine: Don't you dare! Stay! Ow! Son of a... Ah!