"I belong somewhere."
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."Hope
"I've been reading since I was little."Education
"That's the way it is. We're all pretty bad."Wisdom
"I love sunsets."Nature
"It doesn't matter."
"I'm not going to cry. Not here. Not in front of all these people."Strength
"Gold never tarnishes."Hope
"We're greasers and Socs are Socs."
"You got to stick with your own kind."
"There's got to be a place where you can escape all the killings and the violence."Peace
"We're going to get out of here someday."Dreams
"There's got to be a place where people are accepted."
"The world doesn't care about us."
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."Hope
"I'm not going to be living long like this."Death
"There's still lots of good in the world. It's just hard to see sometimes."Hope
"I'm tougher than I look."Strength
"I'm a greaser. That's all."
"I like a movie with a little action and a little romance."Art
"The world wasn't made for people like us."
"I'm going to die."Death
"It takes a lot of strength to be gentle."Strength
"Stay innocent."
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."Wisdom
"You know, we're really lucky."Gratitude
"I'm not going to be ashamed of it."Courage
"I was sick and tired of looking at them."Fear
"We're used to being ignored."
"I wanted him to see me."