The Outsiders

Book · 5 characters · 534 quotes · 1967

Quotes from The Outsiders

J
"I've been reading since I was little."
Johnny Cade Education
P
"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
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
D
"Life goes on."
Darry Curtis Perseverance
P
"I understand now."
Ponyboy Curtis Wisdom
S
"I had to be myself."
Sodapop Curtis
P
"The rumble doesn't matter now."
Ponyboy Curtis
J
"I belong somewhere."
Johnny Cade
P
"That's where Darry and I differ."
Ponyboy Curtis
D
"I just wanted to know what it felt like."
Dallas Winston
P
"We're not so different."
Ponyboy Curtis
J
"I've never done anything wrong."
Johnny Cade
P
"I realized I had made my choice."
Ponyboy Curtis
S
"Things don't have to end badly."
Sodapop Curtis Hope
J
"I'll never be like them."
Johnny Cade
P
"Growing up is rough."
Ponyboy Curtis
D
"I'm nobody's fool."
Dallas Winston
J
"I wish I could do something important."
Johnny Cade
P
"You can't stay in the same place."
Ponyboy Curtis Change
J
"That's what separates us from animals."
Johnny Cade
P
"We need each other to survive."
Ponyboy Curtis Family
D
"The world is tough."
Darry Curtis
S
"I never wanted to be a Greaser."
Sodapop Curtis
P
"That doesn't make me a traitor."
Ponyboy Curtis
J
"I'm going to do something."
Johnny Cade
D
"You get tough like me and you don't get hurt."
Dallas Winston
D
"Don't you lose faith."
Darry Curtis Faith
P
"I hate Socs and I hate them because they're asleep."
Ponyboy Curtis Wisdom
J
"That's the least I could do for you."
Johnny Cade Friendship