"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."Hope
"I had always wanted to be a hero."Dreams
"You still have a lot of time."Hope
"We're all pretty much alike, when you come right down to it."Wisdom
"You want to know something? I'm scared."Fear
"I wanted to be someone like those who went to school to me, not someone to be avoided."Dreams
"I don't care how tough you are or what's happened to you."Kindness
"I could take anything as long as it wasn't pity."
"That's what we are, you know."
"I was tired of running."Perseverance
"I wanted to make a difference."Motivation
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."Wisdom
"It was the grass, the way the sun caught it."Nature
"Things are rough all over."Life
"I can't take much more of this."Fear
"Everything that doesn't come out of you head is just garbage anyway."Creativity
"You can't go back. All you can do is improve the present."Wisdom
"Stay together though."Family
"There's still lots of good in the world."Hope
"I never thought I'd be here."
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."Hope
"There's still lots of good in the world. All you have to do is look for it."Wisdom
"I had to show them."Courage
"I don't mind being inferior to you."
"That's the least I could do for you."Friendship
"I'm going to do something."
"That's what separates us from animals."
"I wish I could do something important."
"I'll never be like them."
"I've never done anything wrong."