“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“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“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“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