“Asleep, he looked a lot younger than going-on-seventeen, but I had noticed that Johnny looked younger when he was asleep too, so I figured everyone did. Maybe people are younger when they are asleep.”
S.E. Hinton“I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.”
S.E. Hinton“I could fall in love with Dallas Winston," she said. "I hope I never see himagain, or I will.”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders“Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too.”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders“He sure put things into words good.”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders“Asleep, he looked a lot younger than going-on-seventeen, but I had noticed that Johnny looked younger when he was asleep too, so I figured everyone did. Maybe people are younger when they are asleep.”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders“Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold.--Johnny quoting Robert Frost”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders“We saw the same sunset.”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders“I´d rather have anybody´s hate than their pity”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders“I guess he had listened to more beefs and more problems from more people than any of us. A guy that'll really listen to you, listen and care about what you're saying, is something rare.”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders“...At least you got Soda. I ain't got nobody.' 'Shoot,' I said, startled out of my misery, 'you got the whole gang. Dally didn't slug you tonight cause you're the pet. I mean, golly, Johnny, you got the whole gang.' 'It ain't the same as having your own folks care about you,' Johnny said simply. 'it just ain't the same.”
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders