They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong. 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 sunset different two nothing can wear you out like caring about people S. E. Hinton caring people 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-friends good-friend friendship I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me. S. E. Hinton truth believe lying 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 brother new-york together 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 want world thinking 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 hell mind want 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 sunset different two I advise writing to oneself. If you don't want to read it, nobody else is going to read it. S. E. Hinton advise want writing 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 age wish boys Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too. S. E. Hinton sunset east real 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 movie home two 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 answers wish kids You know the rules. No jazz before a rumble. S. E. Hinton rumble jazz knows All my life I wanted somebody who knew more than I did to tell me the truth. S. E. Hinton tell-me-the-truth wanted 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 cities fun men 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 pride real fun Get smart and nothing can touch you. S. E. Hinton smart Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff. S. E. Hinton influence stuff trying
