The Outsiders

Book · 5 characters · 534 quotes · 1967

Quotes from The Outsiders

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"I wanted to write it all down."
Ponyboy Curtis Creativity
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"I realized what really mattered."
Ponyboy Curtis Wisdom
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"We're not so different after all."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I wasn't going to let it end like this."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"That's the real story of how it all began."
Ponyboy Curtis Truth
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"I had to grow up fast."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"He was tougher than I thought."
Ponyboy Curtis Strength
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"I couldn't think straight anymore."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"Maybe things will work out for us."
Sodapop Curtis
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"I was losing everything that mattered."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"There had to be something better than this."
Johnny Cade Hope
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"I finally understood what he meant."
Ponyboy Curtis Wisdom
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"We were all in this together."
Darry Curtis Friendship
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"I couldn't blame him for anything anymore."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"He was a hero, and that's something."
Ponyboy Curtis Courage
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"I was going to be different."
Ponyboy Curtis Change
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"That's what a hero is."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I never thought I'd miss school."
Ponyboy Curtis Education
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"Sometimes you have to do things the hard way."
Sodapop Curtis Work
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"The world isn't fair, and it's never going to be."
Darry Curtis Wisdom
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"I couldn't help being proud of him."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"What was the point of anything anymore?"
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I was tired of everything."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I started to really like him."
Ponyboy Curtis Relationships
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"Cherry Valance was a real person."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I wanted everything to go back to the way it was."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"You can't just ignore the world around you."
Johnny Cade
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"I didn't want to be tough anymore."
Ponyboy Curtis Change
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"We all started out pretty tough."
Darry Curtis Perseverance
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"I loved Darry. I couldn't help it."
Ponyboy Curtis Family