The Outsiders

Book · 5 characters · 534 quotes · 1967

Quotes from The Outsiders

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"I'm really a very nice person once you get to know me."
Dallas Winston Kindness
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"Maybe the two different worlds we lived in were too far apart."
Ponyboy Curtis Change
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"I can't take much more of this."
Johnny Cade Fear
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"I never knew what a drag it was to have to split up the family until the gang started to change."
Ponyboy Curtis Family
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"Being a greaser, that's just the way things are."
Sodapop Curtis Life
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"We're all pretty emotional."
Ponyboy Curtis Relationships
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"I got my pride."
Dallas Winston Strength
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"Things are rough all over."
Johnny Cade Life
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"I have this theory that you go through high school."
Ponyboy Curtis Education
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"You still have a lot of time to think about stuff like that. Don't start running from it now."
Sodapop Curtis Courage
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"It was the grass, the way the sun caught it."
Johnny Cade Nature
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"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."
Ponyboy Curtis Truth
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"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny Cade Wisdom
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"I wanted to make a difference."
Johnny Cade Motivation
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"We're all alone."
Ponyboy Curtis Solitude
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"You're my brother and I love you."
Ponyboy Curtis Family
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"I'll still be here tomorrow."
Darry Curtis
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"I loved him."
Ponyboy Curtis Love
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"Sodapop never belonged anywhere completely."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"That's the way it is with the Greasers."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I was tired of running."
Johnny Cade Perseverance
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"I'm not going anywhere until they understand."
Ponyboy Curtis Perseverance
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"I belonged to the system."
Ponyboy Curtis Philosophy
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"I'll go get your spare set."
Sodapop Curtis Family
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"You can't believe everything you hear."
Ponyboy Curtis Wisdom
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"That's what we are, you know."
Johnny Cade
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"I could take anything as long as it wasn't pity."
Johnny Cade
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"Cherry liked sunsets too."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I wanted someone to understand my feelings."
Ponyboy Curtis Relationships
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"We were separated by the kind of invisible line that divides upper and lower classes."
Ponyboy Curtis Justice