I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise. S. E. Hinton More Quotes by S. E. Hinton More Quotes From S. E. Hinton Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset. S. E. Hinton sunsetdifferenttwo nothing can wear you out like caring about people S. E. Hinton caringpeople They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong. S. E. Hinton outsidersgrew-upfighting If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky S. E. Hinton real-friendsgood-friendfriendship I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me. S. E. Hinton truthbelievelying You take up for your buddies, no matter what they do. When you're a gang, you stick up for the members. If you don't stick up for them, stick together, make like brothers, it isn't a gang anymore. It's a pack. A snarling, distrustful, bickering park like the Socs in their social clubs or the street gangs in New York or the wolves in the timber. S. E. Hinton brothernew-yorktogether You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. There's still lots of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don't think he knows. S. E. Hinton wantworldthinking Some are going, some are staying....i'm in between. S. E. Hinton staying I made up my mind that I'd get out of that place and I didI learned that if you want to get somewhere, you just make up your mind and work like hell til you get there. If you want to go somewhere in life, you just have to work till you make it. S. E. Hinton hellmindwant It seemed funny that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset. S. E. Hinton sunsetdifferenttwo I advise writing to oneself. If you don't want to read it, nobody else is going to read it. S. E. Hinton advisewantwriting Sometimes, I feel like I spent the first part of my life wishing to be a teen-age boy, and the second part condemned to being one. S. E. Hinton agewishboys Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too. S. E. Hinton sunseteastreal When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home. S. E. Hinton moviehometwo I used to be sure of things. Me, once i had all the answers. I wish i was a kid again, when i had all the answers S. E. Hinton answerswishkids You know the rules. No jazz before a rumble. S. E. Hinton rumblejazzknows All my life I wanted somebody who knew more than I did to tell me the truth. S. E. Hinton tell-me-the-truthwanted I am a greaser. I am a JD and a hood. I blacken the name of our fair city. I beat up people. I rob gas stations. I am a menace to society. Man do I have fun! S. E. Hinton citiesfunmen I had it then. Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn't think of any real good reason. There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self-defense. S. E. Hinton priderealfun Get smart and nothing can touch you. S. E. Hinton smart
