"I got my pride."Strength
"I'm really a very nice person once you get to know me."Kindness
"I am a JD and a hood. I blackmail people."Truth
"I'm not going to be an object of pity."
"You get tough like me and you don't get hurt."
"I'm nobody's fool."
"I just wanted to know what it felt like."
"Sixteen years on the streets and I learned that the hard way."Wisdom
"Staying alive is all that counts."
"Everything I did was because of the gang."
"We're all going to look back on this and laugh."Time
"That don't prove nothing. It just happens we're on the same side."Friendship
"You get tough like me and you don't feel anything, almost."Strength
"You just get tougher. That's all there is to it."Perseverance
"We're the Greasers."
"You've got to be kidding."Humor
"You take up for your buddies."Friendship
"You get hardened or bitter. There's not much middle ground."Life
"I'm a greaser, it's my life."
"That's what greasers do."
"I'll be there, don't worry."