"Socs are just people. But the thing is, it doesn't matter much."Justice
"I was wishing I could be a Greaser again, or at least have some of the things they have."
"I knew that we were locked in and couldn't get out."
"Sometimes I don't understand people."Philosophy
"I'm standing on the front steps and it's early morning."Time
"I didn't care anymore."
"They had it easy."
"That's the difference between us and them."
"I don't know how to say goodbye."
"I felt older than sixteen."
"Everything was running down like a clock that nobody wants to fix."
"I bet the grass is greener on the other side of the fence."Hope
"I wanted to be dead."
"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."Truth
"Nothing gold can stay."Change
"There's still lots of good in the world. I don't believe I'm the only one who has noticed it."Hope
"I don't know why I had to be a hero."Courage
"I'm a greaser."
"We're all pretty emotional."Wisdom
"I had to run."Adventure
"I can't take much more."Perseverance
"Two-Bit is crazy."Humor
"I don't know why."Wisdom
"I belong in the middle."
"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."Truth
"It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from the jail was just as pretty as the sunset we saw from the vacant lot."Beauty
"We're all pretty good-looking guys. I suppose."Beauty
"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."Truth
"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
"I had just come to accept that I was a greaser and would always be inferior."