The Outsiders

Book · 5 characters · 534 quotes · 1967

Quotes from The Outsiders

J
"I never felt so calm and safe before."
Johnny Cade Peace
P
"There's a lot of wrong things going on right now, but I'm not going to cry."
Ponyboy Curtis Strength
P
"I could have listened to them forever."
Ponyboy Curtis
P
"Sometimes I think it just happens and there's nothing anyone can do about it."
Ponyboy Curtis
J
"I was crazy. That's what I get for trying to help."
Johnny Cade Courage
D
"I'm not better than them. Just different."
Darry Curtis Wisdom
P
"I felt the warm spray on my face and the cool water on my back."
Ponyboy Curtis Nature
P
"Couldn't he see that his anger was going to destroy him?"
Ponyboy Curtis Fear
P
"Cherry Valance was a real person now, not just a Soc."
Ponyboy Curtis Relationships
S
"I had to be the strong one. The good one. The dependable one."
Sodapop Curtis Family
P
"We're not in a gang of shoplifters or car thieves."
Ponyboy Curtis
J
"Nothing gold can stay."
Johnny Cade Change
J
"I'm a greaser now. I'll always be a greaser."
Johnny Cade
J
"Being a Greaser is a real drag."
Johnny Cade Life
J
"That's what I like about movies. You can always count on them."
Johnny Cade Hope
P
"We're all pretty emotional, but then, we have been for a long time now."
Ponyboy Curtis Family
S
"Sixteen years on the streets and I learned that the hard way."
Sodapop Curtis Life
J
"I'm not going to be killed. I'm not going to die on the streets."
Johnny Cade Courage
P
"It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her house and the one I saw from mine was the same one."
Ponyboy Curtis
P
"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."
Ponyboy Curtis Truth
J
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny Cade Hope
P
"I'm not going to be the same after this."
Ponyboy Curtis Change
P
"I didn't want to think. I just wanted to feel."
Ponyboy Curtis
P
"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
Ponyboy Curtis
S
"I am a greaser. I couldn't be anything else even if I wanted to be."
Sodapop Curtis
P
"I don't care about money. I just want to see my brothers."
Ponyboy Curtis Family
P
"It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the vacant lot weren't the same."
Ponyboy Curtis
S
"You still have a lot of time to think about stuff and figure out what you want to do with your life."
Sodapop Curtis Hope
J
"Things are rough all over."
Johnny Cade
P
"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."
Ponyboy Curtis Truth