"We're greasers and they're Socs and that's the way it is."
"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
"I am a greaser. I have no parents."
"We're all pretty emotional people."
Relationships
"I swear, Ponyboy, you're going to drive us all crazy."
"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
"Darry is hard on me, I think."
Family
"When you're scared stiff there's nothing to do but yell or run."
Fear
"I'm the oldest, I'm supposed to keep my head."
Leadership
"That's what I like about Darry. He's dependable."
Strength
"I'm not going to be like I was before."
Change
"School's just rough for me."
Education
"We're all we've got, little buddy."
Family
"We need to stick together."
"Maybe things will be better for us now."
Hope
"I'm not going to show you any of my feelings. I don't have time to lose them."
Strength
"Being a Greaser, that's what I am."
"We're all pretty emotional."
"Darry's a greaser."
Family
"Darry's the hardest of us."
Strength
"I'm not going to be like I was before. I'm going to be better."
Change
"Nobody's gonna want a sixteen-year-old busboy."
Work
"We're all pretty emotional, I guess."
Relationships
"I'm not going to be like the old man."
"I swear, Ponyboy, you're going to drive me crazy."
"I've got to stop going my own way."
"I want to go somewhere and have a blast."
Adventure
"I won't let you down."
"You can't fake being human."
"I was supposed to be the responsible one, the sensible one."